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Screenwriters: Return to these 15 classic scripts to remind yourself that crossover success need not sacrifice innovation.

However simplistic they may seem, these seven screenwriting devices can point you toward a path to richer characterization and greater depth.

Screenwriters don’t have to work their way up an imaginary totem pole to earn the right to be paid. Here are 10 ways to prevent Hollywood from taking advantage of you to get what you deserve.

Screenwriting contests have become the ultimate way to penetrate those thick studio walls. Here are some of the standout competitions and festivals to sign up for in 2018.

Unless you have hundreds of thousands of dollars for the rights to best-sellers and pop culture hits, you’re stuck in the mud. Enter the Public Domain.

A screenwriter’s final summit is seeing a studio produce your screenplay with a name cast. It doesn’t happen often, but here’s how one person got it done.

This list of screenwriting books is not about finding the one way to write your script—it’s about a collection of knowledge you can adapt to your process.

Writing the next big musical will seem like a less daunting task after you steal these tips for conceiving, writing, and formatting it as a feature.

Here are five ways to enhance your out-of-the-box thinking as it applies to your hopes and dreams of a successful screenwriting career.

By tapping into these screenplay structures, you can hack into the psychological states that stir surprise, suspense, and curiosity within your audience.