I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Melessa Sargent, CEO of Scriptwriters Network. If you’re unfamiliar, for the last 36 years this 501(c)3 nonprofit has been hosting networking events, panels, seminars, and outreach programs and building community among screenwriters. With the events of 2020-2022 finally in the rear-view, they have resumed in-person events. The…
Fellow writers! Get Repped Now! returns on 3/11/24. We want to make sure everyone is ready. And if you have no idea what GRN is, you can read all about it right here. Last week, we started our Get Prepped for Get Repped series. In case you missed the first entry, it’s on our blog….
Lessons from Previous Years Get Repped Now! returns on 3/11/24. This gives all of us a little time to prepare and make sure we’re ready to rock. You can find a detailed analysis of the most common script problems of a previous GRN right here and a general checklist of things to consider before sending…
Do you have the write stuff? Get Repped Now returns by popular demand. As always, for a limited period of time, all screenplays submitted to CI for analysis that score a “consider” or better for script will be elevated to our manager panel. And this time out we’re rolling out some new features you guys will…
Happy New Year! If you’re like most writers, then one of your New Year’s Resolutions is probably “to get more writing done.” So we figured we’ll pull all of our best advice together on how to accomplish that. What keeps you from writing? Time and schedule are of course our go-to excuses. We need more…
It’s the holidays! Translation: family and stress. Find a present dad actually likes. Ignore mom’s cutting remark. Pretend you’re happy to see the in-laws. When you’re done with all of that, you tend to get wistful. After all, another year is almost at an end and we’re staring 2024 in the face. Did you accomplish…
So, another week has almost gone by, you haven’t gotten any writing done and you’re really frustrated with yourself. Yes, we’ve all been there. You need to clear the deck. In other words, remove all possible distractions. This is why you sometimes hear about writers going on a retreat for a week or two and leaving…
Whenever one of our clients gets a movie off the ground, it’s like Christmas around here. And so it is with STARGAZER, an original psychological thriller from writer/director Christian Neuman (Skin Walker). We first saw this project back in 2021, when our amazing friends at Luxembourg’s Deal Productions sent the script in development to us….
They always say “write what you know.” But often we hear aspiring writers say, “Eh, my life isn’t interesting. I’m an accountant,” or “I’m a plumber.” Uh, hello? OZARK? Accountant. A slightly elevated one, sure, but that’s where the writing part comes in. MIDNIGHT RUN, same thing. How about BREAKING BAD? A sad, milquetoast, high…
When seeking motivation for your next project, never forget that while movies and TV shows are entertainment, they can also be much more. They can spark conversations, expose corruption, they can speak to people and inspire and motivate them. If something you’ve written inspires water cooler chat at the office, you have done your job….