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Final Draft WRITER Now Available for iPad!
They said it would never happen. They said it couldn’t be done. And yet… Final
Screenwriting: More Research.
I love research. Maybe it’s a testament to my scientific background or my degrees
The Twitter Conversations — Script Readers (Part 1)
So late the other night, I was just about to head off to my nightly 20
How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big-Budget Flick
James Erwin, 37, works for a financial services firm in Des Moines, Iowa, writing software
your taste is killer
the audio from this has been zooming around the interwebs lately. it comes from
Ray Bradbury Gives 12 Pieces of Writing Advice to Young Authors (2001)
Like fellow genre icon Stephen King, Ray Bradbury has reached far beyond his established audience by
Seven Ways Screenwriters Can be More Productive
Do you want to write your screenplay faster but without giving up quality? Here are the
Terry Gilliam: On Ideas, Unlearning & Avoiding Debt
Film director Terry Gilliam has one passion in life: to make movies that truly affect his
Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriter’s Lecture
Click on the screenshot to see Charlie Kaufman, the writer behind “Being John Malkovich”
Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers
Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers Book review on an insanely entertaining (and ultimately informative)
Riding The Alligator: Strategies For A Career In Screenwriting
Riding The Alligator: Strategies For A Career In Screenwriting Click the link above for
How Sitcom/Drama/Feature Writers Can Adapt to Reality TV
A writer shooting for a career in film or traditionally scripted television can work
Three authors, three examples of the disruption in publishing
While at the recent Comic-Con convention, I attended a number of panels featuring a
Writers in Hollywood
To the writing of his detective stories RAYMOND CHANDLER brings the experience and the
The Sheer Relentless Misery of Being a Screenwriter
This week’s article has been written for a friend. A screenwriter. Someone I know,
Choosing another road towards Directing
Being part of Emerging Narrative quickly changed my life, but not without my careful
The Modern Movie Making Movement
Attention FILMMAKERS: “In This FREE 100 Page Filmmaking Action Guide, TEN Of The World’s
How to Write, Act, Direct and Produce -or- How I Learned To Stop Worrying About Blowing Up Myself / Others
What did Lawrence from Office Space say he’d do with a million dollars –
Get All That Shit Out Of Your Head Or: Why Every Day Of Your Life Is A Different Coffee Shop – Tara Samuel
By Tara Samuel Every day of your life is a different coffee shop. Just
Writing Resources
Writing Resources by Sam Mestman: Ummm… unlike some of the other sections, there isn’t