Cashing In on the Second Golden Age of Television
What kinds of scripts are selling in the current marketplace? And what kinds of specific scripts are new writers using to launch careers?
The Most Common Reasons Why Scripts Are Rejected
More than 99% of all spec scripts are rejected. Most of these scripts fail for the same reasons. What are the common mistakes these writers are making, and what can you do to avoid them?
Why Story Structure Formulas Don’t Work
According to agents and managers, the single biggest mistake aspiring writers make is following the story formulas. These paradigms might have kind of worked 10 years ago. But in the current marketplace, they are a sure fire way to be ignored. Why is that?
One Script Can Absolutely Change Your Life
One script can absolutely change your life. But it’s got to be the right script. What specific kinds of scripts are launching careers in the current marketplace?
What Are Your Real Chances of Success
Writers know it’s not easy to launch and sustain a career. The odds aren’t necessarily stacked in your favor. But what exactly are your chances of making it? The answer might surprise you.
Are You a Real Writer?
The multitude of pretend writers sit around complaining about how impossible it is to have a career while the real writers book job after job. So what is it that makes someone a real writer?
The Life Of A Professional Writer: Breaking In
I was fortunate enough to launch my career while still in film school by having Ridley Scott hire me to write Metropolis. How the heck did that happen?
If You Want An Agent, You Need to Read This
The first thing agents do when evaluating a new writer’s script.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Write to Formula
Why writing to the paradigms gets you ignored in the current marketplace.
Break the Damn Glass — Stop Worrying and Start Writing
One of the main differences that distinguishes amateurs from professional writers is that amateurs sometimes write. They write when they have the time or when they feel like it, or when they take a class and have an immediate deadline. So what do professionals do?