Make Smart Scripts Using Smart Locations

If you’re a writer, the way you craft the script can lend itself to the way the production process is handled, particularly when securing locations. Keeping track of what locations you need and how much each might cost to use can set your project up for success.   Read More

Why You Need to Understand the Morality in Your Stories

From Little Red Riding Hood to Breaking Bad, the finest stories ever written have a moral argument at their roots. Understanding the morality in your story will help you...   Read More

Film Budgets - When and When Do I Need One for My Screenplay?

When does a screenwriter need a budget for her film? Never. There. You can stop reading this article now. Or can you? The truth is...   Read More

How to Write for Television

Essentially, there are three things to keep in mind when you embark on any creative endeavour aimed at the television makers and audience.   Read More

Why You Should Write in the Mornings

If you want to work on the most important thing of the day, do it first thing. Writing in the morning may be difficult, but once you build it into your morning routine little by little, it will be as essential as brushing your teeth.   Read More

Put Your Creative Energy to Action

How long can I wait? Screenwriters ask me that all the time, becoming impatient and anxious that their script is taking so long to make it to the screen. My answer surprises them: Don’t wait at all.   Read More

Ask the Tough Questions to Write Better Screenplays

Being a stickler about my story-breaking is one of the key reasons I’ve managed to sustain a 20+ year successful writing career.   Read More

Write Your Next Script in 24 Hours

We all know that sitting in front of your computer agonizing over every word is nearly always counterproductive, not to mention crazy making. So let’s start over--by taking a solemn oath that you’ll never again sit down without knowing what you’re going to write before you sit down.   Read More

Talent and Execution Over Budget

The studio system is very political. I have dabbled in it a few times and it is just a world I am not comfortable with at this point in my career. My motivation for filmmaking is simple: I want to be able to create things I like, with people I like and enjoy myself while doing it. That is the definition of MY success.   Read More

You Can Write a Killer One-Location Script

Writing a limited-location script can be tough. Sure, we could come up with another premise about a man who invades a home and terrorizes a woman, but can we make our script shine? Even if you come up with an angle, obstacles exist when you sit down to write a one-location script.   Read More