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Spec Spotlight: Cassie Daniels and Mark Bartosic Talk “Besties”

August 17, 2016

How did you two meet and begin writing together?

Spec Spotlight: Isaac Adamson Talks "Bubbles"

July 19, 2016

Isaac Adamson felt he had a toehold in the film industry when his first novel, Tokyo Suckerpunch, was optioned in 2000—but his spec script Bubbles launched him to a whole new level. Here’s his story.

Spec Spotlight: Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi on their recent sale of "Exposure"

July 19, 2016

Paths through development and medical school led Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi to TV writing, where an executive producer thought they’d make a good team. The duo scored their first feature spec sale this year with Exposure. Here’s their story.

Big Break Behind the Scenes: Judge, Manager and Creator of The Blood List, Kailey Marsh

June 23, 2016

Final Draft spoke with Judge, Manager and Creator of The Blood List, Kailey Marsh

Big Break Behind the Scenes: Judge and Bellevue Manager Jeff Portnoy

June 13, 2016

Final Draft spoke with Judge and Bellevue Manager, Jeff Portney.

Big Break Finalist Joseph Greenberg Tells His Tale From Draft to Sale: PART II

June 7, 2016

In Part I of this interview series, New Jersey screenwriter Joseph Greenberg spoke to Final Draft about craft and writing his spec script, Man Alive, which sold to 20th Century Fox for an impressive six figures. Today, in this second installment of h...

BenDavid Grabinski Sells “Bravado” to Paramount

April 12, 2016

With the sale of his spec script, Bravado, screenwriter BenDavid Grabinski has become an overnight success…after 10 years. Here’s his story.

Remembering Syd Field: 1935 - 2013

January 7, 2016

Beverly Hills, CA—November 17, 2013—Syd Field, long considered by the global film community as “the guru of screenwriting,” died on Sunday, November 17 of hemolytic anemia at his home in Beverly Hills surrounded by his wife, family and friends. He wa...