Final Draft Blog
All the tips, tricks and information you need to inspire your writing!
Read interviews with the pros, catch up with industry news, and listen to Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast by Final Draft.
The Bricks of Breaking In: Jamarcus Turner On Breaking In From Outside Los Angeles
It's a question so many have. Can I break into film and TV while living outside Los Angeles? The truth is yes, as there are so many different paths writers can take to break in. Although getting your start from across the country can raise extra chal...
Read More
Screenwriting Contests as a Networking Tool
Every year aspiring screenwriters from around the world enter screenwriting contests like Final Draft's Big Break. Arguably the most sought-after prize is meetings with top management companies and these meetings have resulted in various screenwriter...
Read More
Write On: 'Sunny' Co-Creator & Showrunner Katie Robbins
“I think that Sunny [the robot], as a character, is kind of emblematic of this conundrum we have with A.I. In one scene she is cute and warm and is serving Suzie's [Rashida Jones] emotional needs and is brimming with potential. And that's really enti...
Read More
Creating a Colorful and Exciting Pitch Deck
In recent years the pitch deck has become a frequently used sales tool within the film and television industry. A pitch deck is similar to a PowerPoint presentation: combining both text and visual elements to market a screenplay, a proposed film or t...
Read More
Chernin Brothers Unveil New R-Rated Comedy and Lessons Learned from 'It's Always Sunny'
Dave and John Chernin are a writer-director team best known for creating the show The Mick starring Kaitlin Olson which ran for two seasons. The duo cut their comedy teeth while writing for the show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia that's going into...
Read More
The Differences Between an Agent and a Manager
One of the most baffling questions for aspiring or newcomer screenwriters is the following: What are the differences between an agent and a manager?
Read More
Composing an Email Query That Gets Your Script Read
An email query is essentially what used to be referred to as “a query letter.”
Read More
Write On: 'Fallout' Co-Creator & Showrunner Graham Wagner
Almost all the characters [in Fallout, the TV show] are brand new… We really took the world of Fallout that had been built up and iterated upon by other video game writers over the years and we wanted to do our own version of it rather than retell an...
Read More
'Lady in the Lake' Show Creator Alma Har’el Goes Deep into Character
At the core of Lady in the Lake is a noir mystery about the death of a young black woman in 1960s Baltimore. But the seven-part AppleTV+ show is so much more than a straightforward whodunit. Inspired by the 2019 book of the same name by Laura Lippman...
Read More
What’s new in Final Draft 13?
WRITING GOALS &
PRODUCTIVITY STATS
Set goals and get valuable insights to take your work to the next level
TYPEWRITER
A new typewriter-like view option improves your focus
EMOJI
Craft more realistic onscreen text exchanges and make your notes more emotive
And so much more, thoughtfully designed to help unleash your creativity.
LEARN MORE