Screenwriter Blog Posts
The Business of Screenplay Marketing
Some of the persistent complaints I hear from screenwriters are that they don’t like to market their scripts, they don’t know what to do next, ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Great Sources of Good Story Ideas
Where do good story ideas for a screenplay come from? It could be anywhere! As a screenwriter, it’s a good idea to always be tuned ...
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 ...
5 Quick & Easy Ways To Establish Credibility In Your Query Letter
When you write a query letter, your first and foremost challenge is to summarize your 100+ page story to a paragraph-or-two-long pitch that gets people ...
Ready To Sell A Screenplay? 11-Point Checklist To Begin
When you want to sell a screenplay, it can be hard to know if your script is really ready to be shopped. It seems that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Literary Agent Or Literary Manager For Screenwriters?
Once you finish your screenplay, you have to get it out to the market to find an agent or manager, but most screenwriters don't know ...
5 Screenwriter Success Tips For Networking Events
Most screenwriters know that networking and getting to know producers, agents and managers – or have them know you and read your work – is ...
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