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3 Essentials Logline Ingredients

Mastering the art and skill of writing a compelling logline is critical for screenwriters who want their chance at success in Hollywood. Your very first step ...

7 Common Script Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

Formatting your screenplay the right way is a barrier-to-entry. It’s one of those things you want to get right simply so that the script reader ...

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 ...

Screenwriting 101: A Practical Guide for First-Time Screenwriters

Just finished your first screenplay draft? This practical guide for first-time screenwriters offers a step-by-step checklist to strengthen your concept, structure, formatting, and rewrites.

Are Email Query Blasts or Hard Copy Query Letters More Effective For Marketing A Script?

When it comes to marketing your script to a targeted list of producers, agents and managers through the written word, you pretty much have to decide between ...

How to Make Dialogue Better in Your Screenplay – Simple Tricks To Be Creative

Nothing kills a good story faster than bad dialogue. If your screenplay dialogue is predictable, if everybody speaks in the same rhythm, or if every ...

Interest A Star With A Great Character Arc

A great Character Arc not only makes a story work, but it’s “acting bait” for a movie star. Every action your main character takes should be toward ...

Do I Have To Live in Los Angeles to Sell a Screenplay?

This question seems to be a reoccurring question asked by many writers who are trying to sell a screenplay. The answer is simple; no you ...

Mission Critical Script Formatting: 7 Keys to Make Sure Your Screenplay is Properly Formatted Before Sending It Out

Mission Critical: 7 Keys to Make Sure Your Screenplay is Properly Formatted Before Sending It Out When it comes to getting your screenplay noticed by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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