"No" should represent the antagonist in your real life. If you hear no you can't do it, no we are not interested, no you sho...

Feeling that screenwriting is an impossible discipline? Know there is something wrong, and it is not writer's block? Fear is the answer ...

IMDb For those who actually care about breaking into Hollywood, there is proof of this extra effort on their IMDb profile. A lot of Hollywoo...

The fear of writing a script is a mental game. Whether we want other people to view us as capable and worthy of this creative art, the most ...

Thousands of aspiring screenwriters dream of writing the next hot script that is made into a popular movie. There are film industry playe...

Writer's block is a killer on creativity. When writers lose focus on the writing process, they defer to daily distractions as an escape...

Successful screenwriters write daily, read scripts and watch movies. There is always room to learn something new. Most of the time we don...

Do you listen to music while screenwriting? I listen to EDM/Trance music? 

Have you ever tried to include family and friends in your writing process? Share ideas with them? Tell them how you will write your scrip...

Movie scripts are documents. They function as a blueprint to turn an idea into a film. Directors rely on scripts to shoot scenes that are...

Screenwriting is a creative art that requires criticism to make progress. In order to become a professional screenwriter, we should accep...

The end of anything good is never fun. Reaching the end of something bad can give us great relief. Sometimes we are not ready to leave ou...

Some film school graduates enjoy reliving their glory days. They believe their film degrees earned at prestigious universities give them th...

Only a Film Degree--We must work to be screenwriters We all know humble. We all know braggers. We all know action. We all know inaction...

What do you see? What will the viewer see? Write descriptive visuals that covey actions without dialogue. Practice writing less to...

It is no secret that writing about what you know will increase your excitement to create. Many people assume they have a story to tell, s...

Screenwriting is all about you. You represent the one person who can make a screenplay really good.  Focus on yourself. Grow as a writ...

Ryan Coogler's Creed hit movie theaters on Thanksgiving Day. Michael B. Jordan teamed up with director Ryan Coogler a second time, the ...

Original Scripts Original scripts reached their height in the 80's. However, originality has taken a backseat to comic book movies. B...

Screenwriters must value their time to write great scripts. Time is of the essence. Don't allow any person to influence your time and b...