The number one leading cause of death of a screenwriter’s journey is cynicism. It’s both a practice and phenomenon that is destructive and difficult to contain or eradicate. Amidst the…
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Do you know where your scripts stand when it comes to good or bad exposition? Make no mistake, exposition is necessary within a screenplay — but there’s a good way…
How do you know if a screenwriting contest, film festival, competition, or fellowship is legit, a scam, or something in between? This is a common question that we get from…
What screenwriting lessons could the success of Cobra Kai teach you? Let’s be honest — when we saw that Youtube Red was developing a thirty-minute series showcasing the continuation of…
What can quotes from Ron Howard — director of such iconic films as Splash, Cocoon, Willow, Parenthood, Backdraft, Apollo 13, Ransom, A Beautiful Mind, and Solo: A Star Wars Story…
If producers had to narrow it down to specific elements within a screenplay that would best persuade them to take a chance on a screenwriter and their script, what would…
What are some secret ways to break through, over, under, or around the Hollywood walls that are keeping aspiring screenwriters, producers, and filmmakers from their dream careers within the film…
What is the single most important element that screenwriters should be striving for in their screenplay? True screenwriting excellence goes well beyond great characters, engaging plots, compelling stories, and intriguing…
Believe it or not, despite not having given an official print or onscreen interview in almost 40 years, there are nuggets of screenwriting and filmmaking wisdom floating around out there…
Dream sequences and flashbacks are often considered taboo in screenwriting books, articles, courses, and panels — along with their equally taboo cousin, narration. And all too often, rightfully so. But…
