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 …

I’m exploring the idea of doing a small screenplay contest here at Scriptxray, but I’m a bit stumped in one area in particular:
Prizes.
I’m interested in learning what screenwriting prizes you would be interested in winning …

If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a pro reader in Hollywood, it’s that there’snothing more important than compelling your reader — if you can’t do that, your work simply won’t move up the ranks.
There …

As scriptxray expands into new and exciting areas of the screenwriting craft, including screenplay competitions, partnerships, and more, our main focus is you. After all, if it weren’t for you, the reader, we wouldn’t be here.
We’re …

Everyone and their parents know that the film business is notorious for being a difficult and cruel place to work.
It’s both hard to break in and hard to stay in.
So much in fact, screenwriters have been …

I’m pretty sure most of you have either seen or heard about the exciting new community of screenwriters and producers building over Greenwriter.org – why so sure? Because not only has the org been featured on the …

When given the opportunity to talk with a successful writer, and coax out some advice, it seems the advice given always revolves around, or at least comes back to, the same theme again and again:
“Write …

The team over at FUEL is hosting a pretty fun competition for writers of all kinds in their comments section – it’s fun and quick, so be sure to get involved and share your tip …

Thought it would be fun to start a series of writing exercises in which we take an image and share our individual take on what it might be about.
For this one, let’s keep it basic …

A guest post by Jared Shipley
How many times have you read a story or seen a movie and thought “That would never happen” or “Nobody would do this” only to find out the writer …

I find that sometimes when starting a new story, it’s easy to get carried away with inspiration and excitement during the first few days of writing … only to find yourself losing interest in the …

In the last post, Janet Lawler shared how she was finding success by looking beyond the screenwriting craft and exploring her ability as a playwright and novelist — for me, this is a perfect example of …

I think it’s pretty common for writers – especially beginning writers – to fall victim to distraction. If you’re like me, you might pause and let your mind wander some random thought or idea while …

Enjoy this look back at some of the top 100 tips published here at ScriptXRay!
1. Know the world of story before you start writing
2. Start a blog to reveal the beginning of your cross-media story
3. …

I can’t recall how many times I’ve read the advice not to direct your screenplay, but I do know that I’ve even written about it before here at ScriptXRay.
It’s a perfectly sound guideline to write …