Two immutable facts of life for screenwriters: 1) Everybody has a script 2) Everybody is a critic Three, actually: 3) Some screenwriters are super-sensitive and aren’t quite ready to handle brutally honest feedback just yet As screenwriters, we’ve all done … Read More
5 Steps To Growing Thick Skin as a Screenwriter
From my perspective at Screenplay Readers, I see the odds that are stacked against screenwriters every day, with every script that comes in and piles up in our queue, and I can’t help but think that many of these screenwriters … Read More
Pass, Consider, and Recommend: What they really mean
In the late 1990’s, I worked for legendary B-film maverick Roger Corman, who made Bucket of Blood and the original Little Shop of Horrors, and whose film company gave some of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers their first shot at directing – … Read More
The 5 Quick Questions That Will Make Any Script Tighter
If you’ve written a script, open up your script right now and turn to any page in the script. Read the scene. Then answer these questions below. This is the Scene-By-Scene Litmus Test you should run EVERY SCENE of your … Read More
Paid Script Coverage – How to Get the Most Out of It
“Paid script coverage is another tool in a screenwriter’s toolbox,” as I explain in detail on the Unknown Screenwriter’s blog here, I’ve been reading scripts and providing coverage for over a decade now, and I’ve seen a few screenwriters come and … Read More
