Daily Dose: Writing Skills Short films are a great tool for screenwriters, but their rules are different than a feature length film. Knowing how they differ is important if you're looking to enter your script in a contest (BlueCat is... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Writing Skills Outlining can be a four-letter word... for those that hate to outline, and possibly for anyone needing glasses. As a screenwriter, you can't hate to outline. It's part of the job, at least, if you want to be... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Tips Action, thrillers, horror... sometimes a script needs a bunch of characters to kill off. They usually appear at the beginning of the script with the Protagonist and a writer needs to introduce them fast, without interrupting the flow... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Tips Nothing like a few newbie tips to spice up your day. Pretty necessary, for those that are truly new to screenwriting and equally useful for those of us that need reminding--you know who you are. These tips... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Grit Amazingly, there are little corners of the worldwide web that remain in tack. While some cool things fade away, like Script Frenzy (an off-shoot of NaNoWrimo for screenwriting), some very cool things stick around to help struggling... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Career Move At some point, you will have to pitch. It pays to be good at this skill. Sometimes you'll be pitching a script or just an idea to fix a script... but you are always pitching yourself... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Career Move One way for a screenwriter to get their writing noticed is with a short film. Thanks to InkTip, an online portal connecting screenwriters with producer, you can list your short screenplay for free. Writing a Short Film... Continue Reading →