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Studios And Networks Don’t Want Good Scripts, Here’s What They Really Want by Houston...

Film Courage: In your first book ‘Make Your Story Really Stinkin' Big' you have a Chapter 10: Some Sage Advice, sort of the ending chapter....

5 Worst Screenwriting Habits by Mark Sanderson

Film Courage: What are your five worst screenwriting habits? Mark Sanderson: Five worst? Well, it’s writing while I’m rewriting which is like running on a...

Storytelling Is A Bridge Between The Writer And Audience by Adam Skelter

Film Courage: When we tell a story, we’re entering into a contract with the audience? Adam Skelter, writer, director, story artist: Yes, from the video...

Two Ways A Screenwriter Can Get Their Script Read In Hollywood by Author Carole...

Film Courage: Once the screenwriter finishes a script, what are they doing with it? Carole Kirschner: They are keeping it in a drawer and they’re...

Starting A Career In The Movie Business At Age 43 by Dr. Ken Atchity

Film Courage: Ken, as a tenured professor in your mid-40s, what made you think you could change careers? Dr. Ken Atchity, producer and author: Well,...

Eric Edson’s Top 23 Screenwriting Lessons

CSUN Professor Eric Edson's Top 23 Screenwriting Lessons 1) 00:05 - First Life Lesson 2) 02:14 - Drawer Full Of Scripts 3) 04:58 - Typical Screenwriting Career 4)...

The End Is Often The Beginning. Thoughts On Writing Your First Draft

Have you completed the first draft of your screenplay yet? First off, congratulations are in order. Many writers don’t get this far. Now what? Reread...

3 Levels Of Opposition In A Screenplay by Author Pamela Jaye Smith

Film Courage: Is there an antagonist or a dark side to romantic comedies? Pamela Jaye Smith, Author: An antagonist or a dark side? I think...

3 Book And Movie Deal by Author Jennifer Brody

Film Courage: So your debut novel The Thirteenth Continuum sold and then at some point now you have a three-book deal (which that was...

What New Screenwriters Don’t Realize About Their First Script by Daniel Calvisi

Film Courage: So you have a mantra on your site which is Actfourscreenplays.com. And the mantra is ‘Craft Equals Business, Which Means Focus on Your...