While watching a scene with John Goodman in THE BORROWERS: Ava: Is he a bad guy?
Daddy: Yes.
Violet: That's why he smokes.
Daddy: Yes.
Violet: That's why he smokes.
I have always dug John August's blog. He is a font of information on the nuts and bolts of screenwriting. Infomrtion. Not fluff.
Now he and Craig Maizin have teamed up on a podcast.
Check it out: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast/id462495496