Inside The Mind of a Thriller Writer

Interview with thriller writer Al Lamanda on his feature film American Violence starring Bruce Dern, Kaiwi Lyman, and Denise Richards.   Read More

InkTip Writer Robert T. Roe's Film The Eyes Sees Theatrical Release

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Career Advice from 5 Produced InkTip Writers

This month we went in-depth with five InkTip writers whose careers have grown through InkTip. BD Young, Jupiter M. Makins, Dwain Worrell, Jake Helgren, and John Porter have all had scripts optioned and/or sold through InkTip or been hired to write scripts through InkTip. With InkTip these writers went from having zero credits to producing and directing films.   Read More

Q&A with InkTip Founder Jerrol LeBaron

Jerrol LeBaron founded InkTip 17 years ago. Find out why he founded it and what he knows works for producers and writers.   Read More

Setting Goals as a Writer

For many becoming an established screenwriter is a dream job, something you fantasize about at the computer while writing, during Oscar season when nominations are announced, maybe even at your day job while tuning out your co-worker at the coffee station. That dream can become a reality, but not without hard work and goal setting.   Read More

InkTip Film The Eyes in Theaters: Q&A with screenwriter Robert T. Roe

We're happy to announce that The Eyes will be in theaters around the country this April. Robert chats with InkTip about his journey from the page to the silver screen. Robert's script was discovered on InkTip by producer Robbie Bryan with Good To Be Seen Films. The Eyes is a limited-location thriller starring Nicholas Tuturro (Blue Bloods), Greg Davis, Jr., Ana Isabelle, and Megan West (This Is Us).   Read More

Fostering an Environment for Brilliant Ideas

Why do most of your brilliant ideas happen while you're in the shower? Or when you're about to fall asleep? Or in your dreams...or while you're cooking...or while you're in class (or at the office) daydreaming? There is an answer found in an exciting, emerging area of science.   Read More

New Script Ideas from Unexpected Sources

Spending time to sit and think, or to take a walk, seems increasingly difficult in a society that prizes busyness and multi-tasking. In particular, for A-type go-getters, intentionally carving more time to think without doing several things at once can seem like “wasted time.” But there’s a reason other than simply generating more ideas why daydream-type thinking is crucial: it’s the type of ideas that are generated – namely associative thinking.   Read More

I Get It...but What Is It? How to Define Your Original Television Pilot

Before you get anyone to read your brilliantly executed pilot script, you must first pitch them the idea for the series, and it must be clear, compelling, character-driven, and it must feel like a TV show, not like a movie. Put simply, the first thing you need to do is answer the deceptively simple question, “What is it?”   Read More

Logline Cliches to Avoid

When you read logline after logline, patterns emerge. These patterns reveal clichés based on expressions and idioms hammered into our heads in taglines we’ve seen on movie or show posters, or in voiceovers we've heard in trailers by the late, great Don LaFontaine.   Read More