How much should a writer get paid for their screenplay?
When I optioned and sold my first screenplay, Dish Dogs, I had a friend who worked in development who gave me a great piece of advice about how to negotiate…
How do you protect your work? Screenplay copyrights and WGA registration
There are two main ways that you can protect your screenplay from theft – using the Writer’s Guild of America’s (WGA) registration service or sending it to the Library of…
Do you have to live in Los Angeles to be a screenwriter?
I’ve gotten this question quite a lot over the years when I talk to people about being a screenwriter. To me it seems hard to imagine why anyone would bother…