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  • 2021 Screenwriting Competitions

Screenwriting Competitions to Enter in September, Presented by Film Freeway

September is a huge month for screenwriting competitions, with some of the heaviest hitters — like the Atlanta Film Festival…

3 years ago
  • 2021 Screenwriting Competitions

15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions of 2021, Presented by Coverfly

In Hollywood, there is an old saying that you’re only as good as your last movie — but what if…

3 years ago
  • What Screenwriting Competitions Want

What Screenwriting Competitions Want, Presented by Coverfly

Rejection. If you want to be a screenwriter, you better get used to it. But the best way to avoid…

3 years ago
  • Screenwriting

30 Screenwriting Lessons From The Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling

Here are screenwriting tips gleaned from Twilight Zone mastermind Rod Serling, first published as part of “First Draft,” a screenwriting…

4 years ago
  • Screenwriting

From War Games to Word Play: Ashley Miller’s Unified Field Theory of Screenwriting 

Ashley Miller got his start as a screenwriter on the TV series Andromeda and as a co-writer on Agent Cody…

5 years ago
  • Spring 2019

MovieMaker’s 15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions of 2019, Presented by Coverfly

In his must-read tome Adventures in the Screen Trade, the late, great author William Goldman states: “Writing is finally about…

5 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Flipping the Script: How to Navigate the Ups and Downs of the Spec Script Market

It seems that every couple of years, the spec script is declared “dead.” Indeed, in January, Chris Erskine, humor columnist…

6 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: 11 Anti-Heroes, and Ways to Develop Them In Your Screenplay

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. How do writers craft protagonists…

6 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Five Must-Read Classic Holiday Movie Screenplays

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What makes great holiday movies…

6 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Wield These Tips To Conceive, Write, and Format Your Feature-Length Musical

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. You have a great story,…

6 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Remember These Three Key Differences Between Short and Feature Scripts

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. A short script can’t just…

6 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Your Characters Lack Uniqueness? Use These Seven Ways to Give Them Fresh Voices

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. As a former studio script…

6 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Manipulate Your Audiences’ Psychological States With These Three Screenwriting Tricks

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Suspense is everywhere in film.…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

First Draft: Best “Plant and Payoff” Scenes Screenwriters Can Learn From

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “If, in the first chapter,…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Three Networking Maps That Will Help Screenwriters Build Their Industry Contacts

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The old adage is that…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Spec Scripts That Sold for Millions, But Were Never Made

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The script market has drastically changed…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Roll the Dice With This Guide to Action-Adventure Script Structure Based on Dungeons & Dragons

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Geeks and nerds. Let’s be…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Cover Your (Screenwriting) Ass With These Rules For Writing Valuable Script Coverage

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Screenplays don’t exist in a…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

First Draft: So You’ve Accepted a Script Assignment. Here Are Seven Ways to Rise to Its Challenges

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Collaboration is often difficult for…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Allow Your Characters to Introduce Themselves With These Seven Ways to Reveal Their Names

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The go-to screenwriting topics of…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: How to Apply the Frankenstein Formula to Your Screenplay

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Horror is one of the…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

First Draft: What a Children’s Book Can Teach Screenwriters About Their Craft

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The truth of the matter…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: How to Develop and Nurse a Theme Throughout Your Narrative

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. From academics…

8 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: How Screenwriters Can Fix the Broken Hollywood System

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Hollywood development…

8 years ago