Should screenwriters adapt their screenplays into novels, and if so, why? It might sound counter-intuitive. Here we offer five simple and intriguing reasons why you should consider turning your scripts…
Erica Tachoir is a writer, director, and actor based in Brooklyn. A graduate of the film program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Erica also studied film…
Beyond the grammar, homophone, and spell check tests that writers love so much (enter sarcasm), are there tests that you can run your screenplays through to see if they are…
What does it take to write a great spy thriller? From the James Bond franchise to every Mission Impossible installment — and everything around and in between — the spy thriller has…
Every writer hopes to create characters that audiences love and relate to. Scores of well-intentioned creators have accidentally fallen into the trap of stereotypes when trying to execute universal archetypes….
Listed below are the quarterfinalists of the 2018 ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition, culled from over 1,000 submissions. We’re excited to be exploring this classic genre and to have received a…
Here’s screenwriting wisdom from the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. We’re featuring some of Hitch’s most celebrated quotes on directing, writing, and cinematic storytelling as a whole — followed…
Yellow by Zara Meerza has been selected as the grand prize winner of the inaugural ScreenCraft Public Domain Competition. A pilot set at the end of the 19th century as…
Burner by Mukilan Thangamani has been selected as the grand prize winner of the 2018 ScreenCraft Horror Competition. Drawing inspiration from Strangers on a Train, Maya uses a black-market phone…
What steps can screenwriters take to create the ultimate antagonist, villain, and nemesis — and what are the differences between the three? It’s one thing to create a compelling protagonist…
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