If you have a pilot script burning a hole in your hard drive, it’s time to submit it! I’m taking entries until June 20th. In our lead-up to July’s MEGA SHOWDOWN, we’ve got one showdown left. And it’s for the TV writers out there. So start sending in your title, genre, and logline now. What: […]

It’s June. The month of passion. The month of heat. The month of Wimbledon! I’ve got another doozy for you guys. This month’s newsletter has the latest big spec sale. It contains the “script sale trifecta,” which you can only learn by reading the newsletter. I muse about Steven Spielberg’s new top-secret UAP project. Could […]

Genre: Suspense Premise: (winning logline) A recently demoted executive finds himself being harassed by a dangerous thug sitting next to him on the last bus back home to the suburbs. About: The Short Story Showdown was one of the tightest races we’ve ever had. The top three vote-getters were separated by less than 3 votes. […]

Week 1 – Concept Week 2 – Solidifying Your Concept Week 3 – Building Your Characters Week 4 – Outlining Week 5 – The First 10 Pages Week 6 – Inciting Incident Week 7 – Turn Into 2nd Act Week 8 – Fun and Games Week 9 – Using Sequences to Tackle Your Second Act […]

I originally started reading a script to review today. It was called “Propel.” It starts off with this ocean diver woman and she goes diving with a partner. Then, out of nowhere, this whale comes screeching by. It’s upset because it’s got a net caught on its head. She somehow ends up in its mouth. […]