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Rising Through the Ranks: Kelechi Urama on getting optioned to staffing on a Starz show
When you see a tweet like, "Screenwriting update: Summer of 2020, I promised myself I’d be repped by the end of the year. I was repped by fall & optioned a pilot to a studio soon after. 2021 my goal was staffing. Now that the deal is closed, I’m ...
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Rising Through the Ranks: How James Alexander went from watching 'Degrassi' to writing for Disney
"I used to race home from school to watch Disney Channel and now I’m helping MAKE one of their shows. I’m 😭 … LITERAL DREAM COME TRUE."
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Rising Through the Ranks: Henry Alexander Kelly on ushering in the Nicaraguan perspective for television
"Videogames," says Henry Alexander Kelly as to his start in writing. "Videogames were my huge inspiration to create art! My mom introduced me to the world of Legend of Zelda and from there on out I was like, oh, these are stories; oh, I can do theatr...
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Circle of Confusion launches its first writers fellowship
Earlier this year talent management and production company Circle of Confusion (known for The Walking Dead, Mr. Right, and American Ultra) selected their Writers Discovery Fellows for its inaugural program, an initiative to mentor aspiring TV and fil...
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Rising Through the Ranks: Latinx comedy-horror writer April M. Sánchez
April M. Sánchez’s cheerful vibes resonate even through a computer screen, her comedic timing and charm livening up a regular morning Zoom session. The comedy/horror writer has been writing to entertain since her high school days.
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Rising Through the Ranks: Screenwriter Suzanne Griffin on universality and defying age
"Putting words together in a way that transports you to another world is just so magical, so satisfying," says Brooklyn-based screenwriter Suzanne Griffin, whose writing path started with a poetry competition in the second grade. "Even then, as a you...
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Rising Through the Ranks: Ojalá Productions' Priscila Sobrero on finding her voice in development
Priscila Sobrero’s journey into the world of television production started where it does for a lot of people in the industry: with a love for television. Born in Argentina and raised in California by her single mom, Sobrero found her voice in poetry ...
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Rising Through the Ranks: Katie White is storytelling her way to lifting up women in the industry
Writers’ assistant on CBS staple NCIS, Katie White firmly believes in hard work, lifting up the women around her, and that cultivating natural relationships in this industry is key to a lasting network. All of that, and writing nonstop.
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Embracing Entrepreneurship As a Screenwriter Part 2: Patience and Process
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 ...
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What’s new in Final Draft 13?
WRITING GOALS &
PRODUCTIVITY STATS
Set goals and get valuable insights to take your work to the next level
TYPEWRITER
A new typewriter-like view option improves your focus
EMOJI
Craft more realistic onscreen text exchanges and make your notes more emotive
And so much more, thoughtfully designed to help unleash your creativity.
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