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PRODUCT REVIEW: PLOT CONTROL 3.0 PLOT STRUCTURING & SCREENWRITING SOFTWARE
Structure your screenplays faster, better and easier with the help of this outstanding new software!
WHY PRODUCERS MUST STUDY SCREENWRITING
Without a solid understanding of screenplay structure a producer has no way of knowing whether his screenplay is good or bad.
MOOSE: THE LEAST KNOWN THREE STOOGES SUPPORTING PLAYER
My old black lab was a handsome fellow, as labs go. He was also a crazy-ass maniac who could definitely teach Marley a thing or two.
OUR BUSINESS IS COMMUNICATING. SO WHY ARE SOME SO BAD AT IT?
There's nothing more frustrating than getting an email from a producer asking if I’m interested in writing a screenplay and then, when I email back and convey my interest, all I hear are—
HOW TO SELL YOUR SCRIPT WITH OR WITHOUT AN AGENT
Let’s face it. Everyone has a script. Even writers. The trick isn’t writing a script. The trick is selling it.
HOW TO ENRICH THE WORLD AND YOURSELF AT THE SAME TIME!
The Humanitas Prize Call for Entries is now open. If you’ve written a qualifying script you could win $10,000 tax free or more. Inquire within...
THE THREE VITAL ELEMENTS OF A SCREENPLAY
The three most important elements of a screenplay are theme, character and plot. If you get these three elements working smoothly with one another then you will get a good story.
ADVANCEMENT IN ANIMATION WRITING
Animated television has changed dramatically since I began writing, I'm happy to say for the better...
HOW TO TURN A HOT NEW TOY INTO A HOT NEW ANIMATED SERIES
When toy companies have hot-selling toys they often decide to turn them into animated series or feature films. Here are some tips on how to do it successfully...
ATTENTION ALL WRITERS! WIN $10,000 AND CHANGE THE WORLD
Uncle Sam may be looking for a few good men, but The Humanitas Prize is looking for a few good writers. And you could be one of them!
THE RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL SCREENPLAY
You don't have to be Martha Stewart to bake a great pie and you don't have to be Robert Towne to bake a great screenplay.
15 VITAL WRITING TOOLS FOR THE SCREENWRITER
Other than screenwriting software, all of the writing tools you need are available for free online. Here are the tools I use almost every day while I write or do the business of writing...
WRITE LIKE MICHELANGELO
Painters start with a blank canvas, sculptors with a blank block of stone and writers with a blank page. Like a sculptor, a writer starts by chipping away the blank page.
FINAL DRAFT 9 REVIEW
Final Draft 9 was released earlier this year. I have now used it for the past 5 months and gotten pretty familiar with some of the new features. So I figured it’s time I gave it a review.
HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT SERIES PITCH (PART 2: THE PERFECT CONCEPT)
In Part 1 I explained how I pitched one series with $13,000 worth of artwork and another with two sentences on the fly, and I sold the two sentences. But why did my two-sentences sell? What was it about the concept? What made it so good? ...
CUT OFF AT THE PASS
If you’re a writer you are familiar with the word. You just wrote an Academy Award-quality screenplay or an Emmy-quality series development, put together a solid pitch, gave it to the producer or exec with passion, and he or she responded with the most painful one-word epithet in the English language—Pass.
HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT SERIES PITCH (PART 2: THE PERFECT CONCEPT)
In Part 1 I explained how I pitched one series with $13,000 worth of artwork and another with two sentences on the fly, and I sold the two sentences. But why did my two-sentences sell? What was it about the concept? What made it so good?...