Stay strong, Carson. Don’t let him get to you! 
1) Fear of getting your idea stolen – Fear of getting your idea stolen is so synonomous with being a beginner that it’s a dead giveaway to your newbie-ness (the second I see a copyright number on the title page I know FOR A FACT that […]

Genre: Drama/Dark Comedy Premise: A young man attempts to recreate his suicidal sister’s failed high school prom, with the belief that it’s the only way to save her life. About: This script finished on the low end of the 2014 Black List. The writer, Chai Hecht, hasn’t landed any major assignments yet off of his […]

Congratulations to everyone who finished their screenplay and entered it into the Scriptshadow Screenplay Tournament! The competition starts Friday. Good luck to all!!! Genre: Sci-fi Premise: In the near future, a widowed husband flies to an AI-controlled space station to avenge the murder of his wife. About: 21 Laps is doing some really good things […]

Okay everybody. When I originally set this deadline, I forgot about the long Labor Day weekend. So I’m EXTENDING the deadline for the Scriptshadow Tournament (go here for submission rules) by 1 day. That means everyone has until Monday night, 11:59pm Pacific Time, to get their script in. And let me assure those who submitted […]

Good movie, lame dialogue. So in my most recent group of consultations, I got this question a lot: “What about my dialogue?” I remember when I first got into screenwriting, I came across an interview where a professional screenwriter was asked, “How do you write good dialogue?” His answer: “Dialogue is the least important part […]