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All The Write Moves: Endgame

April 29, 2019

Eleven years after audiences first watched Robert Downey Jr. become an armored superhero in Iron Man, the climax of the interconnected story which that movie began has arrived in the form of Avengers: Endgame. While the picture is nominally a direct ...

The Weekend Movie Takeaway: 'Avengers: Endgame'

April 29, 2019

Well, it was a big weekend for narrative.

The Screenwriters Coach: Networking

April 26, 2019

Screenwriters hate networking. And now we’re talking about strategic networking? That’s even worse! Networking is selling your soul, sucking up, laughing at bad jokes… Being strategic about it makes you even more of a %&*#.

Tech Tips: Tagging for Writers

April 26, 2019

Tracking characters: it’s at the forefront of any writer’s mind when writing a script. Whether we’re tracking a character’s emotional arc, their interactions with other characters, or how many times they’ve scratched someone’s name off their kill lis...

The Craft of Screenwriting: Developing from the One-Sheet

April 25, 2019

One of the most baffling and frustrating things that can happen to a writer is a pass on a script that everyone seems to love. Great characters, wonderful dialogue, sharp storytelling… So, do you want to option/buy/make this? Absolutely not.

Rising Through the Ranks: Emlyn Crenshaw

April 24, 2019

Wherever showrunner Carol Barbee is, chances are, Emlyn Crenshaw's there, too.

Wild Nights with Emily' Director Madeleine Olnek

April 23, 2019

Imagine if everything you ever knew about a beloved writer was disproven in an instant.

Career Tips from Screenwriting Career Coach Lee Jessup

April 23, 2019

For the last 20 years, Lee Jessup has been coaching screenwriters on all elements of a successful career. Brand assessment and strategy, effective networking, crafting a memorable origin story that makes writers shine in a general meeting - Lee discu...

The Weekend Movie Takeaway: 'The Curse of La Llorona'

April 22, 2019

On the weekend before the release of what is sure to be the biggest film of the year–Avengers: Endgame–the box office took a bit of a tumble to produce the lowest-grossing Easter weekend since 2003. Think of it as the especially low tide that comes b...