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5 Ways To Get Your Screenplay Read
Have you written a screenplay but you don’t know how to get industry professionals to read it? This is important because ultimately it’s about getting as many eyes on your script as possible. The more people who read it, the more chances that someone...
5 Tips for a Winning Screenwriting Strategy
The better prepared you are as a screenwriter, the greater the chances of you completing a screenplay and selling it. This is why it’s important to have a screenwriting strategy. What ideas are script worthy? How are you going to manage your time? Wh...
5 More Screenwriters You Might Not Have Heard Of
In the article “5 Screenwriters You Might Not Have Heard Of,” we spotlighted a handful of important screenwriters who had written popular or critically-acclaimed films, yet are not widely known today. Screenplay writers don’t always get the recogniti...
You Catch Ideas: David Lynch as Screenwriter
The word genius sometimes gets overused and it doesn’t always apply. Not in the case of David Lynch, who has passed away at the age of 78. Lynch was a bona fide genius who changed our cinematic language and discovered new forms of expression. From th...
Six Degrees of a Spec Sale
If you’re a beginner writer and you’ve read about a new “spec sale” in the trades, you might not know what all the fuss is about. A spec sale is when a spec script has been purchased by a studio or production company (a spec script being an original ...
New Year, New Page
Whether you’re a seasoned or beginner screenwriter, some years are going to be better than others. On a whole the film business has been experiencing a lot of growing pains in recent years due to various factors: a pandemic, a writer’s strike, changi...
5 Screenwriters You Might Not Have Heard Of
Despite a screenplay being the blueprint for a movie, screenplay writers don’t always get the recognition and attention that directors and actors do. Yes, there are some noteworthy screenwriters like Aaron Sorkin and Diablo Cody, who have created a g...
5 Reasons to be a Screenwriter
Maybe you’re a fan of movies and have thought about becoming a screenwriter, but you never took the time to follow through with it. Or maybe it never occurred to you that screenwriting is a possible career option. Well, there are many people — myself...
5 Ways To Find a Screenwriting Manager
Many beginner screenwriters wonder how to get an agent or manager to represent them. Agents are a little trickier to get at the early stages, so it’s advisable for a beginner screenwriter to shoot for a manager first: most managers are open to readin...