How Many Screenplays Have You Written? [POLL]
June 19, 2010 – 11:14 am | Leave a Comment!

If you’ve ever been in a screenwriting class or workshop, you’ve probably come across the question, “How many screenplays have you written?” — I thought it might be fun to ask the community here.
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6 Basic Reminders on How to Avoid Stalling Out in Act 2
February 9, 2010 – 11:11 pm | One Comment
6 Basic Reminders on How to Avoid Stalling Out in Act 2

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 …

Compel Your Reader to Find Out What Happens Next on Page One
February 7, 2010 – 11:01 pm | 2 Comments
Compel Your Reader to Find Out What Happens Next on Page One

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 …

Writing your Screenplay on the iPad
January 31, 2010 – 3:10 am | 12 Comments
Writing your Screenplay on the iPad

With the success of the Apple App Store and iPhone, along with the introduction of the iPad last week, the screenwriting community can’t help but wonder when the first screenwriting app for the iPad will be …

The ScriptXRay Revamp Project
January 29, 2010 – 5:32 pm | No Comment
The ScriptXRay Revamp Project

During the past few months the scriptxray team has been busy with two major projects — building the xTeam and revamping the website.
So far, we’ve received well over 500 resumes from story analysts around the …

9 Screenwriting Books to Read Before Starting Your Screenplay
January 29, 2010 – 1:37 pm | No Comment
9 Screenwriting Books to Read Before Starting Your Screenplay

This is something I wish I had when first starting out in screenwriting. It’s a list of essential screenwriting books that helped clearly define the screenwriting craft to me.
Each book reveals a new approach, complete …

Help us build the x-team of story analysts
December 16, 2009 – 1:27 am | No Comment
Help us build the x-team of story analysts

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 …

Send scriptxray your feedback
November 12, 2009 – 11:31 pm | No Comment
Send scriptxray your feedback

Hi – just a quick note:
I just implemented a new feature, called feedback, which will enable you, constant reader, to send scriptxray your feedback; whether it includes an idea for a post, asuggestion for the …

Nothing Personal, But Your Life Story Sucks
November 5, 2009 – 2:58 am | One Comment
Nothing Personal, But Your Life Story Sucks

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 …

How to Avoid the ‘What are you working on’ Pitfall
October 28, 2009 – 6:45 pm | One Comment
How to Avoid the ‘What are you working on’ Pitfall

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 …

Share Your Screenplays With Producers at Greenwriter.org
October 26, 2009 – 2:32 am | One Comment
Share Your Screenplays With Producers at Greenwriter.org

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 …

Two Options for Screenwriters Too Afraid to Write Because They Think They’ll Suck
October 23, 2009 – 1:15 am | 2 Comments
Two Options for Screenwriters Too Afraid to Write Because They Think They’ll Suck

Yesterday I was browsing through the hundreds of comments over at copyblogger and noticed two pretty common words appearing …

“I’m afraid”
Some screenwriters are at the point where they’re so afraid that they’ll suck at writing …

Writing a Screenplay with the Blake Snyder Beat Sheet
October 22, 2009 – 2:03 am | 10 Comments
Writing a Screenplay with the Blake Snyder Beat Sheet

As most of you already know, Blake Snyder provided the screenwriting community with one of the most influential, non-fiction books of all time.

Why so influential?
Not only did Blake Snyder make the, oh so famous, “Blake …

25 Cool Day Jobs Perfect for the Aspiring Screenwriter
October 21, 2009 – 8:08 am | 5 Comments
25 Cool Day Jobs Perfect for the Aspiring Screenwriter

If you’re anything like me, then you’re probably the type of writer that wouldn’t mind living in the any of the imaginary worlds you’ve created for the rest of your life – free to explore …

Here’s a Quick Way to Start Writing 1,000 Words a Day
October 20, 2009 – 1:11 am | One Comment
Here’s a Quick Way to Start Writing 1,000 Words a Day

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 …

10 More Screenwriting Blogs I’m Reading
October 19, 2009 – 7:58 am | 6 Comments
10 More Screenwriting Blogs I’m Reading

A few posts back I told you about the latest 13 screenwriting blogs I was reading-today, I’ve got 7 more screenwriting blogs for ya!
The majority of the following blogs are either blogs I’ve stumbled across …