Money Becomes KingIs the Rodarte X Tom Petty collaboration a disservice to his legacy… or a shift in who his legacy serves?Oct 1, 20211Oct 1, 20211
Switch It Up: Transitioning from prose to screenwritingWriting is writing, right? Not exactly.Sep 26, 2021Sep 26, 2021
Kill Your Inner Perfectionist: Crafting a sustainable routine for writersAdmit it, writers of the world: we all share the same fantasy. We revel in it at night as we drift to sleep. In the morning, stumbling to…Apr 9, 20211Apr 9, 20211
Pilots Versus Features: A primer for beginning screenwritersWhile mismatching form and content can become a complete nightmare, here’s the wake up call you need to understand the differences…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Deep Background: Screenwriting lessons from D&D playersHere’s how you can push your characters past plot facilitation and into new territory (without learning the fine art of role-playing…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
LGBTQ+ Characters: A primer for beginning screenwritersThe most basic rule for LGBTQ characters might be this: don’t use these characters as simple sex objects or fetishize them…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Your Short Screenplay is Terrible: Here’s whyThe budding screenwriter’s attraction to the short film genre is understandable — after all, why commit to 100 pages when a mere 10 will…Aug 25, 2020Aug 25, 2020
Published inThe StartupSpeak Your Piece: Crafting Dialogue for Beginning ScreenwritersAh, dialogue. A stirring monologue or witty quip from even a mediocre film can embed itself as a cultural touchstone for years. And yet…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Grains of Salt: Identifying high-quality feedback for screenwritersNothing feels longer than the hours (or days or, god forbid, weeks) between the moment a writer hands over their screenplay to a fresh…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
