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Rising Through the Ranks: Monique 'Mo' Moshaty

December 1, 2020

Quarantine hasn't slowed Monique 'Mo' Moshaty down, as she works from home in her newly formed writers room; an all-female horror collective made up of four women from around the country. The group, which formed in March, is crafting a dark, sci-fi a...

The 12 Steps of Kevin’s Hero’s Journey in 'Home Alone'

December 1, 2020

There are many great characters who famously embarked on Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey: Luke Skywalker, Neo, and Simba to name a few.

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: HBO's 'Industry'

November 30, 2020

Capitalism is not a dirty word in HBO’s Industry. In fact, for most of the characters, it’s a catalyst — for everything. But this is not Leonardo DiCaprio’s world of capitalist excess à la Wolf of Wall Street, or mystery and intrigue like the big-hai...

Writer Marissa Kate Goodhill on 'Come Away'

November 27, 2020

Not many screenwriters can say their first-ever script was made into a film starring Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo. But Marissa Kate Goodhill can. While Goodhill has been writing scripts for over 10 years, Come Away, which is a sort of prequel to ...

Embracing Entrepreneurship As a Screenwriter Part 2: Patience and Process

November 25, 2020

In Embracing Entrepreneurship Part 1 we discussed the importance of taking initiative as a screenwriter using my film, Poor Greg Downing, as a case study. Now that we had the movie in the can, the real work was just beginning. Starting with: backing ...

Writer-Director David Freyne Gets Personal With His Film 'Dating Amber'

November 23, 2020

The Irish coming-of-age comedy follows the friendship of Eddie (Fionn O’Shea), a closeted gay teen, and Amber (Lola Petticrew), a fellow closeted lesbian, who pretend to be a couple to avoid being tormented at school in writer-director David Freyne's...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Ted Lasso is The Coach We Need And Likely Never Had

November 23, 2020

Ted Lasso is the streamer no one knew they so deeply needed during Covid times. It’s the best pep talk encapsulated in 30-minute tight sitcom format. Twitter is still abuzz with people just discovering and barreling through the 10 episodes in one sit...

How Not to Network as a Screenwriter

November 20, 2020

Writers, so begins my tale of woe:

Write On with screenwriter Crosby Selander and Guest-Host Lee Jessup

November 19, 2020

Crosby Selander discusses Bringing Back, the spec script he recently sold to Legendary for 7 figures. Selander and guest-host Lee Jessup discuss the journey from writing the script to getting repped through Script Pipeline with Kaplan Perrone, and ul...