Review of Paul Guyot’s Kill the Dog – The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth From Paul Guyot’s clever title to impressive resume, this is one screenwriting book I confidently and highly recommend. The book is worth buying alone for the hilarious alternate titles he... read more...
Disclaimer: The information below is not legal advice. It’s simply our best interpretation of the services offered by the WGA and the Library of Congress, after extensively reading through the content on both websites. If you feel you need legal advice on whether to register with the WGA,... read more...
Article originally written June 2nd, 2020 I’m not naturally a ‘partnership’ kind of writer. Like most writers, I’m a stubborn, fly-solo type, the type who always hated group projects in school and has lots of opinions about the title pages on my scripts. And yet, my writing partner... read more...
Review of Bob Saenz’s That’s Not The Way It Works: A no-nonsense guide to the craft and business of screenwriting Why do we recommend this book? This is one of the very few books on screenwriting actually written by a professional working screenwriter, with produced credits, who has... read more...
Review of The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters – Insider Secrets From Hollywood’s Top Writers How would you describe yourself as a screenwriter? Amateur? New? Emerging? Working? Successful? That last one is usually the furthest, most challenging goal to reach: Successful. With the countless books out there... read more...
Are you a perfectionist? Does the photo above bother you? Do you feel like your scripts are never good enough? I know what it’s like to want to write a perfect script. I know what it’s like to have the desire that producers, directors, and actors will read... read more...
What are script goggles? I’m sure you’ve heard of the term beer goggles before, but if not let’s go to Urban Dictionary as a legit source, because why not? Well my screenwriting friends, we writers suffer from a similar affliction I am affectionately calling Script Goggles (trademark pending).... read more...
In this Writers Spotlight interview, Showrunner Dean Batali, talks about his first jobs from Universal Studios to the classic Hollywood mailroom job. Dean is known for his work on That 70's show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, & Good Witch. read more...
The Discipline of Screenwriting – Part 2 In Part 1, Do You Have the Discipline to Be a Screenwriter?, we discussed the hard truth that, when it comes to building writing discipline, there’s no shortcut. You simply have to choose to write every working day, and over time,... read more...
The Discipline of Screenwriting – Part 1 Whenever I coach newer writers, I like to remind them that, if they’ve finished a screenplay, good or bad, they’ve joined a very exclusive club, and it’s true. Most people who set out to write a script never finish. They quickly... read more...
