
What would comedy be without drama? For my book Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, and Other Geniuses of TV...
What would comedy be without drama? For my book Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, and Other Geniuses of TV...
Listed below are the Semifinalists of the 2022 ScreenCraft Drama Competition. These exceptional scripts were selected from almost 1,600 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who...
As screenwriters, we're often tasked with writing dramatic stories that are notoriously difficult to tell with even a modicum of sincerity, honesty, and fairness. Take...
Tom Schulman has a screenwriting method that’s messy but gets results. The Nashville-born writer likes to spread months' worth of notes for a new project...
We're excited to announce the Finalists of the 2021 ScreenCraft Drama Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 2,100 submissions. Congratulations to the writers...
Drama strikes at the heart of what it means to be human. The "drama" genre has evolved from an all-encompassing understanding of performance art into...
What can the pilot script for the critically-acclaimed hit show This Is Us teach budding television writers about TV drama structure? Before we dive into...
What are some of the best drama screenplays that screenwriters can learn from? Reading how-to books and articles about screenwriting can only take you so...
I can't tell you how many times I have had writers approach me asking for advice on starting a group, or even asking to get...
What's the difference between drama and melodrama in features and television? This is one of the most highly-debated subjects in screenwriting — drama versus melodrama....