Screenwriter Blog Posts
5 Screenwriter Success Tips For Networking Events
Most screenwriters know that networking and getting to know producers, agents and managers – or have them know you and read your work – is ...
Ready To Sell A Screenplay? 11-Point Checklist To Begin
When you want to sell a screenplay, it can be hard to know if your script is really ready to be shopped. It seems that ...
Networking in Hollywood Like the Girl with the Extraordinarily Long Arm
You’ve probably have heard that you need to schmooze in Hollywood, and sometimes hearing this makes actors shudder because they feel it means they need ...
Screenwriters: Double Your Number Of Screenwriting Properties This Week
Have you noticed that writing a 100-plus-page script seems like it can take forever? And then you finish it and you have to re-write the ...
Selling A Script: How To Increase Your Odds
Maybe you’ve just completed re-writing the last page of your script. Now you’re excited about the idea of selling your screenplay to a studio or ...
Screenwriting 101 — The Basics
by Brigette Schoenung At Smart Girls, screenwriters at every level of their craft contact us, from beginners to professional writers who have had their scripts ...
Should I Put 1 or 2 Spaces Between Sentences?
In dialogue, how many spaces between sentences? Are there 2 blank spaces between the period and the next sentence? Or 1 blank space? Actually, Guy, it’s ...
How to Write Captivating Script Dialogue
One of the biggest challenges in writing a great screenplay, even for seasoned writers, is writing strong script dialogue. The truth is that if you ...
Screenwriter’s Literary Manager or Literary Agent: Which To Go For?
For screenwriters who want a career in screenwriting, most will eventually need a good Literary Manager or Literary Agent who can get you into offices ...
Proven Strategies for Selling a Screenplay Through Effective Email Queries
Crafting an effective email query to pitch your screenplay to try to sell it is a vital step in capturing the attention of production companies ...
What Every Screenwriter Should Know About Branding
Thousands of screenplays and ideas get submitted to Hollywood every month so it becomes a big challenge to get your screenplay read and to have ...
WGA Agents List — Writers Guild Of America List of Agents Review
Screenwriters sometimes ask me what I think about approaching the WGA West Literary Agents as a possible way to obtain representation. Theoretically, it's a good ...
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