Screenwriter Blog Posts
Legendary Screenwriter William Goldman Interview
The Man, The Screenwriter Legend, William Goldman — On his famous quote “Nobody knows anything.” An interesting interview. William Goldman wrote the book “Adventures in the ...
Show Your Screenwriting Talents With A Short Film
If you've written a screenplay, if you're even thinking about it, or if you've already completed one or more, then you've probably imagined what it ...
Script Coverage: 5 Tips To Your Best Script Analyst
Do you “Loop” Like I Do On Your Rewriting? If you said yes, you might need to get some Script Coverage. But first… See if this ...
The Fastest Way To Get A Literary Agent For Your Screenplay
If your intention is to be a professional, working screenwriter – whether in Los Angeles, Alabama, Michigan or Australia, being represented by an agent or ...
Do You Have a Hook In Your Screenplay Logline?
When you pitch your screenplay to a Hollywood executive, whether in a one-on-one pitch in person or in a query letter, your story needs to ...
Networking in Hollywood Like the Girl with the Extraordinarily Long Arm
You’ve probably have heard that you need to schmooze in Hollywood, and sometimes hearing this makes actors shudder because they feel it means they need ...
How To Make Your Idea Shine Through in Your Pitchfest One-Sheet
When you take your screenplay idea to pitchfests, you may want to leave a one-sheet behind with film executives and talent agents you talk to. ...
Script Sculpting Hacks: How To Shorten Your Script While Improving the Quality
The first thing a Hollywood exec/reader does when they get your screenplay is to look to the last page and see how many pages they ...
The Business of Screenplay Marketing
Some of the persistent complaints I hear from screenwriters are that they don’t like to market their scripts, they don’t know what to do next, ...
What Every Screenwriter Should Know About Branding
Thousands of screenplays and ideas get submitted to Hollywood every month so it becomes a big challenge to get your screenplay read and to have ...
The Seeds For Screenwriter’s Success
One of the challenges is that you will mostly get negative feedback when you have your script reviewed or even considered for production. And yes, ...
Market To Producers, Agents, or Managers First?
https://smartg.com/wp-content/uploads/wr-images/PD-AG-MG-First-FINAL.mp3 If you’re ready to market your screenplay, it’s likely you’ll plan to follow the advice of what most other industry professionals will tell ...
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