I’m going to take off my producer hat and share with you the mind of a screenwriter on the brink of being produced for the first time.
In this Film Courage video interview, Screenwriter/Consultant/Instructor Peter Russell talks about why most screenplays are bad.MORE VIDEOS WITH PETER RUSSEL...
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Want to start writing great TV scripts? Here's a simple guide that will help you start TV writing like a pro.
I faced danger at times, but when I hopped into strangers' cars, I was surprised by something else completely
In 2017 I worked on two different TV shows, wrote lots of pages, and took far too many artsy photos of my cat. I also wrote some blog posts. If you missed them, here are some of my best articles about writing from 2017:
Dr. Richard Wesley is emblematic of the unexpected demographics of patients who have taken advantage of state laws allowing terminally ill patients to get a prescription for drugs that will hasten death.
In this latest episode of Women Who Travel, we take a look back at the best books we read while traveling in 2019.
10 must-read writing tips from Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy and Firefly.
Best-selling author Jen Glantz provides six tips to help writers change their daily routine in order to increase their writing productivity.
The Sefirin Kızı series, which started as an ambitious project by Star TV, was first broadcast on December 16, 2019. The epic love of Nare and Sancar was initially met…
Avoid costly hiring mistakes with these 9 actionable strategies. Learn how to improve hiring processes, identify red flags, and build a team that drives long-term success.
More than any other medium, screenplays are all about narrative economy. You have to tell your story as concisely and visually as possible. Without exaggeration...
Gordy Hoffman dropped by the Screenwriting subreddit for a Reddit AMA on all things screenwriting. Below are some of the highlights from the discussion.
Short Term 12 is a case study in how to structure a character-driven story by making the character's internal growth visible and external.
In the final part of his exploration of Abrahamism, Dimitri Vorontzov explores how faith came to inform storytelling, which affected the way Western screenplays were constructed.
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer/director (and actor) Cal Barnes about his move from Oregon to Los Angeles, what he did when he arrived, and how he's been able to get himself into a position to write and direct a feature film.
Lulu Wang talks about the challenges and creative opportunities while adapting author Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel, 'The Expatriates,' focusing on the unique setting of Hong Kong through the lens of an outsider, and the emotional integrity of the series, and so much more.
Welcome to the first installment of “Unmade Tales,” a new series in which we’ll spotlight scripts by pro writers that, because of the vagaries of the film industry, are unmade.
