The first person who can tell me the screenwriting significance of this picture gets a free upvote! A lot of times I’ll get e-mails asking me why I don’t pick your scripts for an Amateur Offerings slot. The short answer is that the loglines or the queries aren’t good enough. But there’s obviously more to […]

Genre: Drama Premise: An irresponsible man attempts to raise his dead sister’s daughter, a child genius, until his mother comes to town and starts fighting for custody of the child. About: This just landed on the 2014 Black List with 7 votes. Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man 1&2) is going back to his 500 Days […]

I’m hearing a lot of complaining on the internets. The Black List is fixed. The Black List is a jack-off session with agents nominating each other’s clients (I don’t even think the agencies vote, do they?). I would like to remain above the cynicism if possible. It’s still a celebration of screenwriting and for that […]

Genre: Drama Premise: When the Princess is kidnapped, the Prime Minister of England is given a bizarre demand for her return that will change his life forever. About: Black Mirror is a UK show that the writer, Charlie Booker, described as a sort of technology-centered mirror into our immediate future. I love how he put […]

Read as far as you can and vote for your favorite script in the comments.  Feel free to help the writers out with constructive criticism.  And please make your vote clear at the top of the comment.  Enjoy! Title: The Baltimore Plot Genre: Thriller Logline: Based on true events. When Allan Pinkerton discovers a plot […]