Screenwriter Blog Posts
How to Write Captivating Script Dialogue
One of the biggest challenges in writing a great screenplay, even for seasoned writers, is writing strong script dialogue. The truth is that if you ...
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 ...
How To Make An Audience Care About Your Characters
John Truby believes that focusing on details and character traits can lead to superficial characters. Melody Jackson, Ph.D. does, too. Go here to Learn what ...
Seven Major Career Skills For Screenwriter: What Can You Outsource?
One of the challenges for screenwriters and really many other active, ambitious creative people is trying to find time to do all the things they ...
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 ...
Don’t Even Think About Selling Your Screenplay Until You Do These 7 Things
So, you’ve finally finished your screenplay! Congratulations! This is an exciting time in your career, and you’re probably anxious to get it on the market ...
Planning for Success in Screenwriting: Goals (Part 1 of 2)
Lots of Screenwriters say they’ve done everything they know to do and are still not achieving the goals they want, still not getting their scripts ...
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 ...
Three Screenplay Pitch Openings That Hook Audiences Instantly
When it comes time to market and sell your screenplay, you will need to learn to pitch your screenplay -- both on paper and out ...
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 ...
What Is a Film Treatment and 7 Awesome Reasons To Write One
So many ideas…. so little time to write whole screenplays. It’s far easier to write a film treatment than an entire screenplay since it’s only ...
5 Ways to Establish Your Screenwriter Identity
Screenwriters often wonder whether they should write screenplays in the same genre or if they should write in different genres to show their range. Find ...
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