Is your screenplay or TV pilot ready for the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Competition? With dozens of screenwriting contests out there, it’s important to consider which ones are worth your time and money. Over the past 20 years, the Big Break ...

Congratulations writers! You have reached the end of another writing year. Regardless of what stage you are at in your writing career, it’s important to take the time to recognize all you have accomplished in 2024.

Being a successful screenwriter means working hard, and Peter Dukes is testament to this. The writer of several horror movies including The Memory of the Heart, Portal, Escape Room and Tales of Horror shares his advice for how to break through in you...

If you don't know anybody in the film industry, breaking into Hollywood might seem like an impossible feat. Oh, but you'd be mistaken! In fact, we chatted with Joe Russo, screenwriter of The Inheritance, Soul Mates, and The Au Pair Nightmare, about t...

Sometimes all it takes to jumpstart your screenwriting career is someone believing in you. That definitely seems to be the case with writing duo Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien, whose three-time Spirit award-nominated feature film birth/rebirth, a ...

“I came up doing improv where failure is the golden standard. And in improv, if you're not failing, you're doing something wrong. I feel really lucky that that was one of my bridges into entertainment and creativity, to have such a loving relationshi...

Finding your way into the Hollywood screenwriting circle is one of the hardest hurdles any aspiring writer has to face. However, there are several ways to break in. One of them is screenwriting competitions.

Ifyou’ve heard of the games Mass Effect, Guild Wars 2, or Star Wars: The Old Republic, then you know Neil Pollner’s work. He is a successful video game writer who wrote a genre-bending action-thriller that is bound to make waves in the market. After ...

Screenwriting can raise many questions or doubts about whether something is working. While asking your friends to check out your screenplay can be helpful in some ways, having a professional give you feedback can help you create a great, sellable scr...