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What Is It Really Like To Be A Working Screenwriter? by Mark Sanderson

Film Courage: Going back to before you applied to film school and what you thought was your vision of This is where I am...

Chekhov’s Gun: When A Writer Doesn’t Deliver On Their Promise by Adam Skelter

Film Courage: Can we talk about Chekhov’s gun? Adam Skelter, writer, director, story artist: So basically Chekhov’s gun is (the axiom is) if there’s a...

Read A Book On Screenwriting Or Read A Screenplay? by Shawn Christensen

Film Courage: What's the most important part of the screenwriting process that if it was taken away it would just totally make the whole...

Truth Is That A Screenplay Can Be Written In One Week by Dr. Ken...

Dr. Ken Atchity, author/producer: They’re in love with image of being a writer. You know it’s the romance of being a writer, the struggle, the torment,...

How A Screenwriter Can Ruin A Scene by Adam Skelter

Film Courage: In what way can a screenwriter ruin a scene? Adam Skelter, writer, director, story artist: It’s almost easier to ask what way they...

Writing Treatments That Sell by Dr. Ken Atchity

Film Courage: Ken of the many books that you’ve written (and you have one you co-wrote entitled Writing Treatments That Sell) and maybe you can hold...

Bill Duke’s 5 Favorite Books

Film Courage: Bill, if you could pick five books that you would be allowed to read every year and only those five books, what...

When Is It Time To Sell A Screenplay? by Daniel Calvisi

Film Courage: How does a screenwriter know when it’s time to sell their screenplay? Daniel Calvisi, movie studio reader, screenwriter and private screenplay consultant: Well,...

Three Biggest Mistakes New Screenwriters Make by Dr. Ken Atchity

Film Courage: What are the biggest mistakes you see new screenwriters make for a screenplay? Dr. Ken Atchity, producer/author: What do you mean? Film Courage: Structurally,...