It’s one thing to strive to be a better screenwriter. It’s a whole different necessary approach when you’re trying to be a more successful one. We can define success as the achievement of a desired goal or outcome, often marked by personal fulfillmen...

Your screenwriting journey is all about evolving as a screenwriter. Everyone generally starts at the same place. As we progress by educating ourselves (screenwriting books, screenwriting blogs, reading produced screenplays, etc.), we begin to add to ...

Pursuing a screenwriting dream and career as a professional screenwriter can be difficult. It’s often a perilous journey at first, wrought with rejection after rejection that can last for years. But for those who stick with it and brave through the a...

Let’s get this out of the way first. Yes, living in Los Angeles offers many more opportunities when you’re trying to pursue a screenwriting career. Los Angeles is the mecca of the film and television industry. It’s the home of most major studios, net...

Nobody likes rejection. It doesn’t feel good. It creates an immediate negative emotional and physical response. A study from the University of Amsterdam found that unexpected social rejection triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, which governs...

Professional screenwriters can make a great living writing feature screenplays and working in writers rooms for streaming and television series — as much as six to seven figures per year at the highest level. However, most that make it to that level ...

To the average person, screenwriting and playwriting may seem like interchangeable terms, with the only difference in their eyes being that a screenwriter is writing for the movies while a playwright is writing for the stage. The truth is that the tw...

The opening scene or sequence is perhaps the most important element of a screenplay, especially when it comes to beginning screenwriters trying to break into the industry. It’s the moment where an experienced industry insider reading your script can ...

Selling a screenplay is the ultimate goal for every screenwriter. The general process itself seems simple enough to most at first glance. You write a screenplay. You get that screenplay into the hands of decision-makers in Hollywood. They buy your sc...