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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.
With visitors …
So as you may know, Friday is a bit of a special day over at Twitter — it’s the time when all tweeps come together and mention a few people they’re following.
I just wanted to …
As one of the most popular and well known approaches to screenwriting, the 3-act structure can be identified in just about every screenplay — mostly because the 3-act structure reflects a beginning, middle, and end, which …
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 …
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 …
A guest post by Trevor Mayes of ScriptWrecked.
Hallowed or Hackneyed?
When it comes to mainstream Hollywood story structure, there tends to be two schools of thought.
1) Hallowed — “There is a mystical reason we humans respond to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
