Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
If you’re a screenwriter or are trying to become a screenwriter and you haven’t read Save The Cat by Blake Snyder click this link immediately and buy a copy from…
Screen writing questions
If you read my blog you’ll know that many of the recent posts have been reader submitted questions. I feel like this is a great way to keep this blog…
Script Doctor Eric’s log line Friday contest
I’ve mentioned this before and I’ll probably mention it again in the future. Script Doctor Eric has a free weekly log line contest where you submit a log line and…
How much scrutiny should you give a query letter rejection?
I got these questions recently: “I recently started sending out query letters for a script I completed. I received a couple of requests for the script and some rejections. One…
Should I hire a lawyer to negotiation an option contract?
I got this question recently: “I’m setting up agent-less deals, do you recommend spending the cash on an entertainment lawyer to read the boilerplate, or is it generally safe to…
Script Quack screenwriting consulting service
If you read this blog regularly you know that I’m in a weekly writers group. Some of the writers in the group have formed “Script Quack,” a screenwriting consulting service.…
A screenwriter who’s getting actors attached to his project
I got an email recently and thought other readers might find it useful. It’s another case where a writer is really working hard to get their script produced. We can…
Doing free re-writers for a producer
I got this question recently: “What are your feelings if a producer really loves your script but wants you to do re-writes and a treatment for them before they option…
National Student Film Association Announces Free Screenwriting Competition
I got an email from Franzi Florack at the National Student Film Association which is located in the UK and they are having a free contest for students in the…
Writing a screenplay based on a book, comic, video game, or toy
I got this question recently: “I read through your post regarding writings which include myths, legends, etc. which I understand that those are fine since characters/stories like those are not…