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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.
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If you’re interested in sharing your experiences as an aspiring screenwriter with ScriptXRay and its community, check out the POV portion of the site.
The POV was created so aspiring screenwriters could learn what other aspiring …
Character names, in my opinion, are one of the most difficult challenges of creating characters for a screenplay.
At the moment, I have mixed feelings about naming characters. One: I feel that no matter what you …
Last night was pretty much like any other night – I left the office, stopped by the house for my things, went out to dinner, and ended up at my daily writing spot, Barnes & …
Here’s a quick list of 5 resources I find helpful or fun as an aspiring screenwriter. I may have mentioned a few in the past, and I probably mention them again in the future — …
Thanks to Areya for suggesting this post!
My favorite place to write is the bookstore – Barnes and Noble specifically. There’s something about writing in a bookstore that ensnares you with pure inspiration and encouragement that you …
If you’re anything like me, you struggle with the challenge of finding time to write your screenplay on a daily basis. Whether you work an energy-draining day job, have kids, find yourself being consumed by …
This question makes its way into my thoughts every now and then, and though I’m pretty confident, I can’t help but explore the possibility of the “what if.”
We see the typical screenwriter in the cafe …
If you’re like me, it probably takes you a while to find your flow when you sit down to write. I don’t consider this a bad thing as it usually takes me around 20 minutes …
I can’t help but notice that screenwriting continues to be approached more and more from the business side of the trade rather than the artistic and expressive side these days.
Whether you’re skimming the UCLA extension …
As a regular contributor to Culture Hacker, I often think about how technology is affecting storytelling. How are audiences receiving their entertainment? How are storytellers delivering entertainment? And how can we as screenwriters get involved …
So, what’s you story? Answer this question and you’ll probably include a bit about where you came from, where you are, and where you’re going. The first portion of this answer is your character backstory.
The …
For the many aspiring screenwriters out there who suddenly found themselves without a job due to the relentless reaper of an economy, consider this your chance to make writing your full time gig.
Professional writers are …
While the majority of writers out there claim to be suffering from what’s called “writer’s block,” — the inability to write — I’m a firm believer that writer’s block is just a creative excuse not …
Questions and confusion surrounding the correct form of screenplay sluglines have always been in the air, so I thought I’d share a few examples, good and bad, from actual screenplays I covered as a story …
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