Screenwriter Blog Posts
How To Build Equity As A Screenwriter
In Hollywood, as in a number of businesses, contact equity is critical. The more of the right people you know, the more valuable your Rolodex is, and the more opportunities and power you have to ...
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Screenwriting 101 — The Basics
by Brigette Schoenung At Smart Girls, screenwriters at every level of their craft contact us, from beginners to professional writers who have had their scripts produced. Some of our newer writers may have taken only ...
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Screenwriting Contests: 5 Ways to Use Them In Your Career
When it comes to contests, you may have noticed that there are countless screenwriting contests or script competitions that promise a great deal about the difference they could make in your career if you enter ...
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Mastering the Art of Subtext: The Ultimate Skill for Brilliant Dialogue
Let’s chat about subtext in screenwriting, shall we? I hope you said “By all means, yes!” because it is truly a game-changer for your screenplay when you master the art of writing subtext into your ...
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How To Create A Tipping Point In Your Screenwriting Career
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 ...
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Establish Credibility Before They Read Your Script
Once you have polished your script, gotten a thumbs up from a professional script analyst, and you also feel it's ready to go, then you have to get it out to the market to have ...
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WGA Agents List — Writers Guild Of America List of Agents Review
Screenwriters sometimes ask me what I think about approaching the WGA West Literary Agents as a possible way to obtain representation. Theoretically, it's a good idea, as it is a list of the agents who ...
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10 Mistakes Screenwriters Make That Drive Readers Crazy
Completing a screenplay is a huge accomplishment. Getting a Hollywood executive to read your script is another big accomplishment. The last thing you want to do is to blow your chances to get a “Recommend” ...
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What Makes Smart Girls Screenplay Services Better Than Others?
What makes your screenwriting service better than some of the other places you can post a pitch of your screenplay online or do an email blast for your screenplay? There are a few things that ...
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How To Write a Treatment For Your Screenplay: 7 Critical Tips
Previously I wrote about the great benefits of writing treatments for your screenplays instead of jumping directly into writing the scenes themselves. In case you missed it, that article is at What is a Film Treatment ...
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Proven Strategies for Selling a Screenplay Through Effective Email Queries
Crafting an effective email query to pitch your screenplay to try to sell it is a vital step in capturing the attention of production companies and industry decision-makers. Your email serves as the first impression, ...
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