Tricks To Writing For A Micro Budget
This article was written by By Darren Coyle. I have written and directed a bunch of short films, and I’ve even gotten them into a few festivals where they received…
The Future of Film – What kind of writer do you want to be?
This is a guest article by Alan Denman. What kinds of films will be watching in the next ten years? What kinds of films will our children be watching in…
7 Signposts for Successful Screenwriting
This is a guest post by filmmaker Alan Denman. Alan is a British writer, director, producer and script consultant. He has taught screenwriting extensively in North America, the UK and…
The Single Biggest Mistake That I See From New Writers: Their Concept is Not Marketable
One of the services I offer in my paid forum is reviewing log lines. One thing I’ve noticed from seeing so many log lines from beginning writers is that in…
Analyzing Screenplays: What to Do After Reading
This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without…
Don’t Forget to Write a Good Screenplay
While my site is all about marketing and selling your screenplay, you should most definitely not neglect the craft of screenwriting. The better your screenplay is, the easier it’s going…
Screenwriting and IKEA – How to Embrace the Page One Rewrite
This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without…
Drawing Conflict from Concept in Screenwriting
This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without…
Screenplay format
I get a lot of questions about proper screenplay format. So I thought I’d write up a post which can help with the vast majority of these questions. In general,…
I think someone stole my story idea!
I got this question recently: “Years ago I took a screenwriting class at a community college. I wrote a synopsis and 30 pages of my screenplay. As students of the…