One of the most critical elements of success in any field, and especially, in Hollywood as a screenwriter, is to take consistent, directed action in moving forward toward your goal. Whether you are focused on marketing to literary agents, writing the best screenplay you possibly can, selling your script, getting a script review, or simply
When it comes time to market and sell your screenplay, you will need to learn to pitch your screenplay — both on paper and out loud. Some writers would rather put a spoon in their eye than pitch, but nevertheless, at some point you will need to pitch. One of the most difficult parts for
For screenwriters who want a career in screenwriting, most will eventually need a good Literary Manager or Literary Agent who can get you into offices and set up meetings with producers you can’t get to on your own. But which should you go for first: A literary manager or a literary agent? Before I answer
In dialogue, how many spaces between sentences? Are there 2 blank spaces between the period and the next sentence? Or 1 blank space? Actually, Guy, it’s a great question — one I reviewed extensively myself a few months back. The answer is that either is correct. However… It used to be in the days of typewriters with
However, if any of those are the themes, it is too “on-the-nose,” as we call it, meaning there’s no subtlety. When something is a bit more subtle, it tends to have much greater appeal because it engages the mind of the reader-viewer more as they try to figure out what is going on since it’s