Screenwriting Advice

FINDING YOUR SCRIPT'S STORY ENGINE

I pulled out an old pilot script I was working on a long time ago. I didn’t finish it because I was having a hard time coming up with the...

CUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | MOMMY, WHAT'S A LOGLINE?

Dammit! You’re a screenwriter. A newbie screenwriter, but a screenwriter nonetheless. You have an amazing idea that you think will make a...

A GIFT DEFERRED

When I was a kid, I thought I would be a lawyer. Not that I really knew what that meant at the time. I was around five years old when...

CUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | HOW TO GET HOLLYWOOD TO TAKE YOUR CALL

Someone called my office to submit a project. I explained our script submission process to the caller and gave her my email address. She...

CUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | HOW TO GET HOLLYWOOD TO READ YOUR SCRIPT

. . . ACTION! Okay, so you finally grew the balls to call a production company to ask if you can send them your script. Good for you!...

CUT TO THE F*CKING CHASE | HOW TO KEEP HOLLYWOOD FROM TOSSING YOUR SCRIPT

Dear Fellow Screenwriters, I know you are excited when you get permission to submit a script to a production company or studio. They’re...