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A 6-Year Contract To NOT Be A Screenwriter by Gary Goldstein

Film Courage: How important is it for you to have a strong personal connection to the material that you’re writing? Gary Goldstein: I think it’s...

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...

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)...

Every Screenwriter Has A Different Journey by Christine Conradt

Film Courage: So I think aside from writing all of these scripts that you do and rewrites, you also do speaking engagements and you...

Scripts Are Awful When Writers Tell The Audience Everything by Wendy Kram of Wendy’s...

Film Courage: Scripts are just awful when the writer tells you everything? Wendy Kram, Owner of LA4Hire: Did I say that? Oh…a friend of mine...

Ideal Writing Day For A Screenwriter by Jeffrey Reddick

Film Courage: When do you start writing everyday? Jeffrey Reddick, Screenwriter: About 11:00 a.m. I usually roll out of bed and have my routine where...

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...

The Aesthetic Of A Screenplay Is As Important As The Story And Characters by...

Film Courage: Shawn, do you write everyday? Shawn Christensen, Co-writer/director THE VANISHING OF SIDNEY HALL: I do now. I don’t always. I’m working on a...