Hi all, my latest article is now up at American Screenwriting Association. Check it out! Okay, that snarky title is going to require some ‘splainin’, to quote the great Ricky Ricardo. Truth is, pretty much anyone who knows a few people in the biz can probably help get you signed — a working writer, an…
Screenwriter Heather Upton Makes Her Own Opportunities and Scores Writers’ Assistant Gig on Netflix’s IRON FIST By Jim Cirile www.coverageink.com Heather Upton knows how to work it. After going to a liberal arts college in Philly, she kicked around various jobs in various cities until The Grub Street screenwriting class in Boston changed her…
Howdy, fellow scribes, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve joined the American Screenwriters Association editorial board. This means I’ll be writing new original content for the ASA blog every month (which we will link to here as well.) As many of you know, I was the agents/managers expert for Script magazine as well as wrote…
Well, this was a blast! Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with screenwriter and UCLA Extension instructor Brooks Elms as part of his Story Analysis for Film and Television class. Some of you may remember Brooks and his writing partner Glenn Sanders as former winners of our Writers on the Storm contest with…
TEN “considers.” That’s a new record for Coverage Ink’s Get Repped Now, Spring 2016 edition. And once we get everyone’s polish drafts back in (mid August,) we’ll pull the trigger and send them to our manager panel with our recommendations. So let’s all pull for our ten considers — the writers who really brought it….
Elizabeth Gracen ELIZABETH GRACEN is a force of nature. First off, she’s a beauty queen — a former Miss America, so there’s that. Her acting career includes hit TV series like CHARMED and HIGHLANDER, and she briefly headlined her own show: HIGHLANDER: THE RAVEN. She also directed THE DAMN DEAL (2000,) a documentary short about…
Save the Cat’s Jose Silerio Our pal Jose Silerio from Save the Cat! has written a crucially important article that should be of help to every writer. Silerio shows how to properly structure a logline, and as well, how to do it for ten different movie genres. Bookmark this article and refer…
This is it, your last chance, boys and girls! Our customary one-week Get Repped Now extension is quickly coming to a close. All submissions must be received by midnight Pacific Standard Time, May 29, 2016 to qualify. And there is NO late entry fee! Entry cost is the same as always — for screenplays,…
Saturday, May 21 2PM- Scriptfest – Burbank Marriott Hotel Got plans for May 21st? Well, cancel ’em! ‘Cause you’re not going to want to miss this. We’re very proud to be bringing back Agent’s Hot Sheet – Live! to Scriptfest. As many of you know, I wrote the Agent’s Hot Sheet column for a decade…
We got writer Brandon Barker into Benderspink and UTA. His script “Nottingham and Hood” sold to Disney for six figures. Now we’re looking for the next killer feature or pilot to set the town on fire. Bring it! ALL SCRIPTS THAT RECEIVE A “CONSIDER,” SUBMITTED BY MIDNIGHT MAY 22, WILL BE READ BY…