It was during my first internship as a script reader with Stage 3 Studios that I became familiar with the phrase “reading between the lines.” It describes the act of evaluating the subtext within the screenplay.
What …

I was at Barnes and Noble last night when I picked up a copy of The Zombie Survival Guide for the first time — it’s been out since 2003.

I flipped through it, fascinated by the crude pictures and historical accounts of zombie attacks throughout the years, until I found this excerpt:

“Studies have shown that given the trauma of battle, the closer a human is to a zombie, the wilder his shooting will be.”

There are some exciting things going on here this weekend — for starters, you can get your screenplay read and covered starting at just $39! You won’t find that rate anywhere else — the standard industry rate starts at $60!

Script Frenzy is something all aspiring writers should be aware of this month, but Robert Cornero of HackingHollywood.net is left wondering if it’s all it’s cracked up to be and uncovers a choice we all must make as writers that may not be obvious at first glance.

For those interested in participating in screenplay competitions, now’s the time. ScriptFrenzy is just hours away from beginning — life it’s sister challenge, the ScriptFrenzy screenplay competition challenges screenwriters to meet a certain amount of pages in one month.

I made the investment to purchase the Final Draft software quite a while back — before developers started making alternatives really, — but I wonder how many screenwriters still prefer Final Draft even with all …

Last week we looked into the Cons of Writing Your Screenplay In a Cafe, so this week I’d like to explore the pros of writing in a cafe — something I personally prefer over all …

It was about 3 in the morning when I suddenly had the urge to see whether or not I could find the 1984 documentary, Streetwise, online — it’s a film about the daily lives of …

With so much available these days, it’s hardly possibly to keep track of the latest blogs out there, so I was hoping we might be able to collectively discover new (or old) blogs all about …

Unlike the novelist or poet, a screenwriter usually isn’t widely recognized for their work on a project — mostly due to the fact that film and television are visual mediums, so audiences never really see …

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts, tweets, and updates from screenwriters online this past week — mostly regarding the progress they’ve made on their screenplay.
That said, there’s barely anything going on this weekend – It …

If you’re anything like me, you probably find yourself doing most of your writing away from home — either at a cafe here, a bookstore there, or wherever you find yourself most inspired — check …

One of the reasons why I started blogging here at scriptxray.com is because I found blogging was a great way to meet my own goals as a writer — at the time,I subscribed to the thousand words a …

As the longest act in a three act story, the second act often becomes a daughting task for the new writer. Stalling out while writing the second act is a common problem for most new …

Check out my latest post over at Greenwriter.org!
It’s called “Writing Your Life Story? Don’t Forget the Compelling Concept” and it’s about one of the most common mistakes I see as a reader – writing a …