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How Do I Adapt My Book Into a Screenplay?

Spending months (or sometimes years) on a script or book only for it to land…

Emily JJuly 7, 2021

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This is Why You Need That Second Read, Screenwriters

One lousy read can have a ripple effect that could ruin your chances of seeing…

Emily JJune 30, 2021

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How to Be Ready for Placing in a Competition

The hardest step in submitting to a screenwriting competition is making sure that your script…

Emily JJune 23, 2021

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7 Ways to Curb Your Writers’ Block

Even the most famous screenwriters struggle to get words on the page. Sure, we’d like to say…

Emily JJune 16, 2021

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Genre Mashing: Lessons from ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Freaky’

You’ve likely heard that “every story has been told before,” and that may be true.…

Emily JJune 8, 2021

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Where Could the Launch Pad Feature Competition Take You?

The feature spec market has changed significantly in the past twenty years. What was once…

Emily JMay 27, 2021

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The Great Debate: How Do You Introduce Characters?

Introducing characters in the best way possible is one of the most, deceptively simple, but…

Emily JMay 19, 2021

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Guiding the Camera in Screenwriting

It’s the question with an answer that every screenwriter, both new and old, knows but…

Emily JMay 12, 2021

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The Screenwriters Guide to TV Bibles: How to Make One and Use It to Get Meetings

Find out what development execs look for in a TV bible. Sometimes it can feel…

Emily JMay 5, 2021

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What’s the Median Pay for Feature Contracts?

Let's break things down by the numbers. If you’re reading this, you’re likely dreaming of…

Emily JApril 28, 2021

Emily J

How Do I Adapt My Book Into a Screenplay?

This is Why You Need That Second Read, Screenwriters

How to Be Ready for Placing in a Competition

7 Ways to Curb Your Writers’ Block

Genre Mashing: Lessons from ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Freaky’

Where Could the Launch Pad Feature Competition Take You?

The Great Debate: How Do You Introduce Characters?

Guiding the Camera in Screenwriting

The Screenwriters Guide to TV Bibles: How to Make One and Use It to Get Meetings

What’s the Median Pay for Feature Contracts?

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