Genre: High School/Comedy Premise: A high school gossip blogger uses his influence to help a nobody win prom queen while subsequently taking down the most popular girl in school. About: This script broke through two years ago and made the Black List. The writers, Hannah Hafey and Kaitlin Smith, are brand new on the scene. […]

Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller Premise: When a major accident occurs at America’s first giant particle accelerator, a hazmat team is sent in to measure the damage, only to realize that something about the event feels like deja vu. About: This is a spec script that sold a few years back to Lionsgate. Screenwriter Justin Rhodes made a […]

Is this the best sci-fi fantasy short story ever written? Genre: Short Story – Drama/Fantasy Premise: A young half-Chinese half-American boy struggles to connect with his Chinese mother, who doesn’t speak English. About: This is a multiple award-winning short story by Ken Liu from his short story collection, “The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories.” You […]

In the newsletter I just put out, I talked about mindset shifts (“Don’t be Park Exercise Douche Guy!”). Mindset shifts are important in all areas of your life. But they’re especially important for artists. Unlike traditional business structures where there’s a clear path to move from A to B to C to D to vice-president, […]

CHECK YOUR INBOXES! Alert your SPAM folders and declassify your PROMOTIONS folders. The Scriptshadow Newsletter should be there. Script review of the script that’s supposed to start the alien version of the Conjuring Universe. Thoughts on Emmy wins and losses. Big motivational speech about how you should approach your screenwriting career for maximum success potential. […]