(Rememberto leave your comments and thoughts on this idea in the comments form below – EXPLORE is dedicated to discovery, so we need your help!)
It’s commonly accepted and practiced to express a theme throughout your screenplay. Some call it the mind if the screenplay and some call it a well which everything else in the story springs from, but no matter what you call it, it’s one of the most important aspects I writing … by far!
Let’s look beyond the commonly practices and accepted and try something new.
In my opinion, …

Here’s a question we at SXR would like you to answer for us:
What do you look for in feedback? Or more specifically, what do you expect from a professional screenplay coverage provider such as coverageink.com or ScriptShark.com?
Insider info? A chance to slip in through the industry’s backdoor?
SXR wants to know what you look for if you believe in it, and furthermore, how it could be better. Let us know. We feel the coverage providers out there could be offering a lot more.
What do you think as a screenwriter?

1. Writing the Green Way
This is how the majority of writers do it. I can’t say it’s very effective, but I guarantee it’s the most common. If you’re guilty of this – join the club! But next time someone asks you how many pages you’ve written, simply state that you’re doing your part to save the world by conserving paper and energy and writing the green way.
2. Writing the Index
This is a much more effective way to write a screenplay … er, the foundation of it anyway. Buy a deck …

First off, thanks for replying to our questions on facebook regarding what you’d like to see here on scriptxray.com. It was great to gear all of your voices and opinions – you should chime up more often in the comments section of the site (there’s one at the bottom of every article). By speaking up and voicing your opinion, the web becomes a more dynamic, human place. Ask questions. Deal answers. Post a link to a related article.
What ever you do, just get involved with others – as screenwriters, it’s …

Our friend Sunil, CEO & co-founder of Scripped.com, just invited us to Scripped.com’s latest event over at UCLA: Hollywood 2.0!
It sounds pretty awesome, so we just wanted to extend the invitation to all of you in the Los Angeles area. Here are the details:

Hey all,
For those of you in the LA Area, I wanted to extend an invite your way for an event Scripped is putting on at Anderson. The speakers are terrific, and we will be holding a cocktail reception after the event at Anderson. Would really appreciate if …

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Been super busy lately with scripts, writing, and this …
It’s an interview I conducted with Yomi Ayeni, creative director of Expanding Universe and creator of the new ARG, Breathe. There’s a lot of cool innovation coming from this storyteller, and screenwriters could learn a lot from him. Check out the interview at CultureHacker, check out the project, their company, and follow their work.

CH – Every story starts with an idea – what was your initial inspiration for your latest project, Breathe?
YA – Breathe came from one of the darker parts of my …