The goal is to take different layers of personal experience and meld them together into cohesive plot lines.

Jan 8, 2009 - Candace Kearns Read

Most fiction writers have an aspiring screenwriter just dying to break out and write an Oscar worthy script.

Nov 13, 2010 - Leigh Fenty

Many filmmakers or agents insist upon a synopsis of the screenplay. Writing a good synopsis is crucial in selling a script. But what is a good synopsis?

May 25, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Learning the correct screenplay layout is essential as nothing is more important than the way a script looks when it arrives on the desk of a producer.

Jan 22, 2010 - Janice Hally

Why nascent screenwriters should forget formulae and trust their instinct.

Aug 12, 2010 - Janice Hally

Interview with Ray Griggs, Writer and Director of the new movie Super Capers starring Tom Sizemore, Adam West, and Clint Howard.

Jan 13, 2009 - Joe Lam

Having the talent to write a screenplay is just the start. Scriptwriters need confidence, creativity and the ability to make concessions, to be successful.

May 23, 2011 - Janice Hally

In theory, screenwriters have the opportunity to create a story in whatever form they wish, but in reality, there are some things a writer just can't say.

Jul 16, 2010 - Matthew Hill

A comprehensive list of six basic screenwriting rules all aspiring screenwriters should know and adhere to.

Feb 11, 2011 - Jeff Sherwood

Well-planned subplots enhance screenplays, but where, when, and why, should a screenwriter use them?

Sep 17, 2010 - Janice Hally

This popular nine-week screenwriting course introduces the screenwriter to the skills needed to succeed in writing for film and screen.

Sep 8, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

Completing the first draft of a screenplay is only the beginning. The real hard work lies in the editing process.

Jun 1, 2009 - Rachel Shirley

Writers of film scripts soon find out that having a movie script commissioned marks the beginning of a series of script meetings and a potential minefield.

Sep 3, 2010 - Janice Hally

Screenplays need hooks, big ones and small ones. Hooks, like a dynamite logline, attract major Hollywood fish: the producer, the agent, and the actor.

Mar 23, 2011 - Glenn Lindsey

Kerry Lopez has managed to balance work, family life and writing her own screenplays. Here, she talks about the interest in her script The Last Longhorn.

Sep 29, 2010 - Emma Farley

Scottish playwright and television screenwriter Janice Hally has written more than 300 broadcast hours of prime-time British television drama serials.

Oct 22, 2011 - Darla Sue Dollman

This article's purpose is to serve as a foundational knowledge for creating scripts that are soundly formatted and ready to be shopped to agents.

Apr 22, 2011 - Schquetta Hammond

The entry piece to a book-length narrative poem holds even more importance than it would in a general collection. Mary Jo Bang and Ruth Whitman share a technique.

Mar 18, 2006 - Holly Pettit

For those of you who are new to screenwriting, a single-page, quick-view chart explains the basics of screenwriting to help you learn quickly.

Jul 8, 2011 - Gangadharan Sajithlal