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Kelly Jo Brick: On Building a Creative Career
It’s been over a year since Kelly Jo Brick graced this site. We would have said “well over a year,” but there’s nothing “well” or even okay about it.
Anyway, direct from her FinalDraft.Com column, some helpful advice about the “bricks of breaking in.” Rock on, KJB!
Bricks of Breaking In: TV Writer Andrea Ciannavei on Building a Creative Career
by Kelly Jo Brick
While there is no one path to break in as a film or TV writer, there are a lot of similar challenges — both internal and external — that aspiring writers have to confront. Below, Mayans M.C. writer Andrea Ciannavei shares how she faced the odds to grow her career as a television writer.
Stephanie Bourbon on Genre Writing
One of our fave writer-illustrator-screenwriting-vloggers, Stephanie Bourbon, tells us all that we need to know about genre writing. Yeppers, really, kids, it’s right here!
Genre Clarity and Why It’s So Important
by Stephanie Bourbon
Hello, Dear Writers!
5 Most Common Teleplay & Screenplay Notes & What They Really Mean
Listen up, gang. The ability to understand the thoughts behind notes you get from producers and agents is critical for TV and film writing success. In this article, Lucy V Hay helps you – us, actually – how to navigate through this most dangerous swamp.
by Lucy V Hay
Screenplay Notes
Screenplay notes … Love them or hate ’em, we need ‘em! It’s a fact that rewriting your screenplay or television pilot is an absolutely essential part of the successful process of perfecting story, character, structure, tone and theme.
Must Read! ‘5 Best Screenwriting Software Programs COMPARED’
Back in July of 2018 we republished Script Reader Pro’s analysis of the five best screenwriting programs available to, well, all of us, especially those with a few $$$ to spend. Here’s the 2020 update of one of the most important elements in our TV and screenwriting toolboxes.
from ScriptReaderPro
Comparing all the best screenwriting software options out there can be overwhelming. When each program has multiple cool-sounding features, different price points and different levels of usability, knowing which screenwriting software to choose can be super confusing.