Genre: Horror Premise: After her plane crashes on a remote island, a young biologist fights for survival against a rapidly zombifying army of dead passengers. About: Exposition Time. Last year, for one of my monthly Showdowns, I had a First Page Showdown. Contestants entered their first page. No information whatsoever about title, genre, or logline. […]

Today, I discuss literary agents and how to know if they really like you. Also, is death by shin guard possible? Genre: Thriller Premise: A woman who’s moved into a new home and is buying a lot of things from a giant delivery company learns that she is being used for a new delivery scam. […]

A new twist on the Logline Showdown that is sure to result in pandemonium! Sorry there’s no official post today. I’m too exhausted. But I did think it was odd how the trades went all ballistic on Argylle “bombing” this weekend. Isn’t $17 million perfect for a movie like this? Was anyone expecting Marvel numbers […]

Holy smokes is this a big one! I give you the secret trick to generating great movie concepts. I tell you just how much longer you have to take advantage of the short story sale trend. I bring back Comment of the Month. One of you won it and you don’t even know it yet! […]

The first Logline Showdown winning script of the year! Genre: Dramedy Winning Logline: An ambitious journalist for a cheap tabloid returns to his hometown where he’s forced to cross previously burned bridges with friends and family while investigating claims of a giant frog creature terrorizing the town. About: Thanks again to Scott for doing all the hard […]