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 ...
The Truth About Getting Your Screenwriting Credit
Along with selling a screenplay, early on, one of your first goals should be to get a “Screenplay By” credit on a produced movie—even if ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Power of Persistence: Should You Give Yourself a Do It By or Quit Date?
One of the interesting comments I hear from time to time is that a writer is giving their screenwriting career another year or two 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 ...
Planning for Success in Screenwriting: Actions (Part 2 of 2)
As I covered in Part 1 of Success in Screenwriting, there are two types of goals: 1. Results Goals: These are the final results you ...
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