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18 Years of the Ghetto Film School

September 19, 2018

The legacy of the Ghetto Film School (GFS) is one that echoes: Inner-city youth graduate, become leaders and feed the rise of the next generation of artists like themselves.

5 Things Writers Can Learn From 'Better Call Saul'

September 5, 2018

Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past few years, you’re probably aware that Better Call Saul is a spin-off series from the wildly successful AMC TV series Breaking Bad.

Netflix Picks Up Dennis Heaton's Monster Series 'The Order'

August 31, 2018

Netflix has an ongoing love affair with monsters -- especially the ones that dwell within us.

The Writer's Life: There's No One Way to Live It

August 29, 2018

In his new biography-memoir hybrid, Room to Dream; filmmaker, artist and Final Draft user David Lynch talks about how, as a young man, he always wanted to live the “art life.”

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.

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...