Screenwriter Blog Posts

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 ...

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Melody Jackson

How Screenplay Query Letter Mailings Work When Not In U.S.

Screenwriters all over the world have the big dream of having their screenplays made into a Hollywood movie. Just because you are a screenwriter in ...

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Melody Jackson

Where Are You Going With Your Plot?

Every scene in your screenplay must be doing one or more of three things: revealing character, advancing the plot, or expanding the theme. All three ...

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Melody Jackson

How To Overcome Procrastination Now

WOW! Every once in a while, time goes by so fast that I’ll suddenly realize it’s been a long time since I sent out one ...

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Melody Jackson

The Screenwriter’s Best Resource For Authentic Creativity

The most effective, powerful, and interesting characters you can create for a screenplay are often based on real people. If you look back over your ...

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Melody Jackson

Five Tips For Making Sure Your Screenplay Has Commercial Potential

You may have lots of ideas for screenplays or you may have only one. But before you write any of them, consider whether your premise ...

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Melody Jackson

7 Tips For Effective Producer Follow-Up Calls

Congratulations, your pitch of your screenplay was compelling and now a literary agent or producer has requested your screenplay. Be proud of yourself as this ...

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Melody Jackson

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 ...

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Melody Jackson

Is Your Screenplay Dragging, Confusing, or Too Short? Check This First

Is Your Screenplay Dragging, Confusing, or Too Short? Check Its Central Question In this blog post, I want to address one of the problems I ...

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Melody Jackson

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 ...

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Melody Jackson