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20 Things To Think About When You Option Your Screenplay - Part II

Screenwriter Chip Street discusses the common yet often complex matter of script optioning.

Adaptation 101 - From Novel to Screenplay

How to successfully adapt a novel into a movie script.

Creating Movie Characters That Jump Off The Page

Screenwriter and author Robert Gregory Browne gives some insightful advice on effective character development.

Do I need to obtain a release from every living person I wish to write about from a real event in history?

Question by James from Virginia.

Focal Points: Screenplay Theme, Structure & Characters

How the wrong theme, extraneous subplots and ill-considered characterization can sink a screenplay.

From Story To Screenplay, Keeping It Commercially Viable

Marilyn offers advice on how to ensure your screenplays will have commercial appeal.

How To Adapt Stories Into Screenplays

Marilyn advises on how to turn fiction and non-fiction stories into movie scripts.

How To Get A Producer To Read Your Movie Script

Produced playwright and fiction author Persephone Vandegrift tackles the age-old question that faces every new writer of how to get the…

How To Market Your Screenplay & Be Your Own Agent Until You Get One

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to market yourself without a literary representative.

How To Structure Your Story Fast

Marilyn suggests you interview your principle characters to help you plan and structure your screen story.

How To Write Screenplay Dialogue

How to write great dialogue for your film screenplay and how to write high structure, high concept movies

In Your Head Or On The Page?

Screenwriter, script consultant and author William Akers discusses the importance of getting your vision onto the page.

Interview With Author And Story Consultant Michael Hauge: Part 1

Interview with story consultant, lecturer and author of "Writing Screenplays That Sell" Michael Hauge

Say Goodbye to Writer's Block: Introducing the Moral Premise

Award-winning writer Stan Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.

Screenplay Story & Theme: Making Movies About One Thing

Award-winning writer Stanley Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.

Screenplay Structure: Building Your Story From the Ground Up

Screenwriter and author Robert Gregory Browne helps lay the foundations for a structurally sound screenplay.

Screenplay Writing: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing Mysteries

Hollywood screenwriter, psychotherapist and author Dennis Palumbo unlocks the secrets to writing effective mystery stories.

Subtext Speaks: How To Write Effective Movie Script Dialogue

Playwright and screenwriter Penny Penniston explains the importance of using subtext when writing screenplay dialogue.

The Creative Unconscious Self: The Source Of Our Creativity

Teacher and story consultant James Bonnet gives us an insight of how our creative unconscious influences our storytelling.

The Top Ten Reasons For When You, As A Writer, Need A Lawyer

Entertainment Attorney Robert L. Seigel gives you the hard facts we always wanted to know about screenwriting and the law.

Tracking Story Thru-Lines: The Secret To Successful Rewrites

Award-winning writer and story consultant Catherine Ann Jones offers an insight into rewriting your screenplay.

Turning A Novel Into A Screenplay

Screenwriter John Folsom offers practical advice on screenplay adaptation.

What steps do I need to take to secure the rights to adapt a novel?

Question by Lillian from Massachusetts.

Will entering screenplay competitions work against me when I try to sell my script?

Question by Keith in California.

Writing Characters Using Conflict & Backstory

Corey Blake delves into character development for screenplays.

Writing For Television: The Top 10 Reasons to Write a Spec TV Pilot

Emmy-nominated producer, writer and script consultant Ellen Sandler reveals the importance of writing spec pilots.

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