MasterClass delivers a super in-depth video tutorial from a legendary series creator. by S. Zahedi Aspiring dramatic TV writers take note: MasterClass‘s latest comprehensive video tutorial features acclaimed television writer Shonda Rhimes, the creator of shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal. She is also known for having written screenplays for a…
By all accounts, our first webinar was a ton of fun and very informative — almost two hours packed with pro tips to help you find representation and hone your writing (which in turn will help you… you guess it… find representation.) For those who missed it, we have posted the recording on YouTube. So…
Fellow scribes, Want to find out how to land representation? The best ways to get your material out there and get the attention of the industry? And how to stand out and cut through the noise so that your script gets the attention it deserves? Then join us Saturday May 12 from 10AM to 11AM…
Howdy, friends! Recently we asked our newsletter subscribers to email us any questions, and I’d do our best to answer them. So here please find a selection of some of the more interesting or universal ones along with my replies. Hopefully some of these might speak to you and your own experience. As always, feel…
Stephanie Palmer from Good in a Room posted this great primer, a must-read for anyone thinking about writing for TV (which should pretty much be everyone nowadays, since that’s where all the action — and money — is.) Check it out right here. Stephanie of course knows whereof she speaks, but I will add a…
Plus: the CI Query Letter Template! by Jim Cirile Coverage, Ink When someone opens a query email, you have ten seconds. You have to bring your “A” game and blow them away. The words you choose to paint a picture of both you and your idea are key. A lot of writers will tell you…
Fellow storytellers, 2017 is a wrap, and thank Jeebus. I mean, it was pretty much a trainwreck of a year as far as the planet is concerned. For me personally, it wasn’t so terrible. Made a lot of progress with business ventures and hell, made a movie (we just completed animation this week, yay!). Home…
By Jim Cirile Coverage Ink Ho ho ho, and a bottle of rum! Yes, it’s that most wonderful time of year, when we all spend money we don’t have on obligatory tchotchkes for our loved ones. But gulp – what if one of those loved ones is — horror of horrors — a screenwriter?…
Or, Where All the Women At? by Tanya Klein Once again, I feel a rant coming on. As you probably know, it’s currently Get Repped Now! time. For a certain period of weeks, anybody who sends in their screenplay or pilot for coverage and scores a “consider” for script will have their work read by…
Howdy, fellow scribes! I thought I’d share four observations that come from running Coverage Ink and Get Repped Now, as well as from my decades in the trenches (this is my 30th anniversary as a professional writer — I optioned my very first screenplay — for $500 — thirty years ago this month!) For, er,…