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7 Tips to Stay Motivated When Writing Isn't Your Day Job (Yet!)

June 15, 2018

It’s your dream to be on the writing staff of a television show or to sell your feature film script. Until that happens, you’re working a day job, grabbing spare moments to write. So, how do you stay motivated until your breakthrough?

Write On with WME's Head of Story, Adam Novak

February 23, 2018

Adam Novak is Head of Story at William Morris/Endeavor in addition to being a novelist. His latest book, Freaks of the Industry, explores the angels and demons of Hollywood.

LIZ HANNAH FETED WITH NEW VOICE AWARD, HOWARD A. RODMAN INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME AT FINAL DRAFT AWARDS

February 12, 2018

Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Entertainment Company, now in its 27th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, on Thursday February 8th hosted the 13th Annual Final Draft Awards at the Paramount Theatre on the Paramount Studios lot.

Write On with our 2018 Hall of Fame Award winner, Howard A. Rodman

February 6, 2018

Howard A. Rodman, past President of the Writers Guild, West comes from a family of writers and entertainers; his father was a screenwriter, his mother a script coordinator and his step-mother a soap actress.

You've got Final Draft... now what?

January 22, 2018

You’ve got Final Draft … now what? You’re abuzz with excitement. You’ve finally committed to writing that screenplay you’ve always talked about. You’ve purchased Final Draft 12, or maybe you’ve even been lucky enough to receive it as a gift from some...

So You Want To Write A Biopic?

January 18, 2018

Biopics are hotter than ever in the spec market. One of the reasons for this is because as studios and production companies become increasingly focused on established IPs (Intellectual Properties), any name recognition associated with your script is ...

The Disaster Artist and The Anti-Biopic

January 17, 2018

Biopics will always be in fashion in Hollywood. The recently released Black List of the industry’s favorite unproduced screenplays of 2017 featured scripts are about people as diverse as author J.K. Rowling, filmmaker John Hughes, comedy duo Mike Nic...

Big Break Behind the Scenes: Manager and New Judge Jamie Wager

January 11, 2018

As we head toward a new competition season, Final Draft is excited to bring a new face to our Big Break panel of judges: manager Jamie Wager.

Write On with "Wonder" Director and Writer, Stephen Chbosky

January 11, 2018

Stephen Chbosky is the writer/director of Wonder, based on the New York Times best-sellingnovel about a 10-year-old boy with facial deformities who has to confront the challenges of attending a mainstream school, starring Julia Roberts and Jacob Trem...