Today we discuss the most important scene you will write in your entire script. Yesterday, we discussed the teaser scene and talked about whether you should include one in your script or not. Now that you’ve decided, we can move on to either the first scene of the script (if you didn’t include a teaser) […]

To tease or not to tease, that is the question. It’s finally here! I’m going to guide you through the process of writing a first act in the month of March. The goal will be to write 30 pages. You might be wondering why not 25 pages, which is the page count I usually promote […]

The March Scriptshadow Newsletter is in your inboxes! A quick reminder that the Scriptshadow Newsletter just hit your inboxes. Make sure to check your Spam and Promotions folders if you didn’t receive it. E-mail me at carsonreeves1@gmail.com if you want to be added to the list. In this month’s newsletter, I discuss a new method […]

First of all, thanks everybody who submitted to the Showdown (a little over 300 of you!). You know I’d pick all of you if I could. But I could only choose SIX. Just know, I still love you! You should run your loglines by the readers of this site to see why you didn’t get […]

The showdown is finally here. The five submissions that most piqued my interest will be posted tonight for the first Showdown of 2022! Then, over the weekend, you, the readers, will read as much of each script as you can and vote on which one you think is best. Whoever gets the most votes will […]