My friend Don just told me about this website where you can subscribe to a free e-newsletter that lets you know what screenplays producers are looking for: http://www.inktippro.com/
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Screenplay markets
Posted in Markets, Screenplay writing on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What I’m reading: The Perfect Screenplay (continued)
Posted in Screenplay writing, Writing process (general), tagged The Perfect Screenplay on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I found some more notes I took while reading The Perfect Screenplay by Katherine Atwell Herbert: Each scene needs to: Have a purpose and story arch Tell a small piece of the story Push the plot forward Reveal something about the characters When writing dialogue: Save the most important information until the end Give each character [...]
What I’m reading: The Perfect Screenplay
Posted in Screenplay writing, What I'm reading, Writing process (general) on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading The Perfect Screenplay: Writing It and Selling It by Katherine Atwell Herbert (Allworth Press, 2005). After getting over my initial resistance to the title (“Perfect Screenplay”? What’s that?) I was able to find several useful suggestions in the book. The tips can help all writers, not just those writing screenplays: 1. Screenplays have [...]