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?
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?
How Breaking Bad Almost Wasn’t
Learn how close Vince Gilligan was to giving up on the project, and what stopped him from throwing in the towel.
Pixar’s 20 Rules of Storytelling
Some great story advice from the minds of Pixar.
The Road To Screenwriting Success
How to give yourself the best possible chance of success.