It uses an age-old tool to keep you invested in every scene, one that not many screenwriters depend on. Outside of the Mega-Showdown, which is happening at the end of June – so everybody make sure you’re keeping up with your writing cause you’re going to want to have a script for that contest – […]

Mickey 17 for the win! Unfortunately, I’ve got too much work on my plate and, therefore, cannot write up a script review today. But I wanted to leave you with a brief reminder about the most important thing in screenwriting. Have any idea what it is? It’s CONCEPT. And Mickey 17 is proof of that. […]

Genre: Mystery/Thriller Premise: Ten years after she disappeared as a teen, Violet, now 25, turns up with no memory of what happened to her, but as her family welcomes her home, it quickly becomes apparent that the past cannot be forgiven or forgotten. About: These two writers first hit the trades ten years ago with […]

REMEMBER THAT SCENE SHOWDOWN IS AT THE END OF THE MONTH. SUBMISSION DETAILS BELOW! What: Scene Showdown Rules: Scene must be 5 pages or less When: Friday, March 28 Deadline: Thursday, March 27, 10pm Pacific Time Submit: Script title, Genre, 50 words setting up the scene (optional), pdf of the scene Where: carsonreeves3@gmail.com A big […]

Let’s find out why! So you didn’t make last week’s First Page Showdown. Wanna know why? Six of you are about to find out. I encourage everyone here to read these pages then read the official Showdown pages because sometimes it’s not easy to tell why pages work. You need to see what’s on the […]