Writing for Stage/Screen

Are you interested in writing for television, theatre, or big screen? You'll find advice here on all the basics of writing plays, screenplays, and television scripts for single teleplays or TV series and serials. Do you want to be a playwright, a movie screenwriter or television scriptwriter? Find out about the different jobs for dramatists from creator through storyliner to script editor or show runner.

From finding an idea and creating characters, to advice on marketing your play or screenplay. What is the best relationship between writers and actors? When should a writer say "no" to re-writes? What are the differences between stage and screen?

Browse through our articles and you'll find lots of useful advice.

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Disaster Movies for Action Adventure exams

by Valerie Williamson
To Plot or Not to Plot? A Novel Question

by Suzanne Pitner
Self-Editing Tips & Guidelines

by Susie Yakowicz
American History at the Movies

by Michael Streich
Online Resources for Writers

by Lisa Nichols
Romantic Movies for Valentine’s Day

by Leslie C. Halpern
Playwrights' important female characterizations in theatrical history

by Kathleen Airdrie
Zombies: The Reanimated Dead of Film, Literature and Anthropological History

by Hari Navarro
Ghosts: The Restless Wandering Souls of Film, Literature and History

by Hari Navarro
Made for TV Movies

by Francine Brokaw
Interviews with Actors, Filmmakers and Showrunners

by Francine Brokaw
Wild and Wacky Valentine's Day Movie Lists

by Darla Sue Dollman

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Latest articles in Writing for Stage/Screen

Screenwriting Agents in California Seeking New Clients

California agents are looking for new talented screenwriters for feature films, television and movies.

Nov 21, 2011 – Margi Desmond

Three Things Screenwriting Courses Don't Teach You

Learning the craft of screenwriting can offer an insight into how scripts are constructed, but there are many things that courses cannot teach scriptwriters

Jul 11, 2011 – Janice Hally

Developing Episode Outlines for Television Drama

The serial drama, mini-series or longer, which tells one main story across several episodes requires careful planning.

Jun 30, 2011 – Janice Hally

What Screenwriters Require to Succeed

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

How to Get your Book Made into a Movie

So you've written a book and you think it would make a great movie - now what's the next step?

May 2, 2011 – Elizabeth Bergstone

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