Screenwriters & Story Editors

Information

A group for new, pro, and aspiring screenwriters of all genres to share their questions, experience, and resources.

Website: http://the-story-spot.com
Location: fiction
Members: 163
Latest Activity: Dec 25, 2011

0 members like this

Started by dianejwright. Last reply by Jackie Petersen Nov 16, 2011. 69 Replies 0 Likes

Started by Cristina Pippa. Last reply by dianejwright Mar 2, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Started by Fi Phillips. Last reply by Fi Phillips Nov 3, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Started by Barbara Fischkin. Last reply by Barbara Fischkin Nov 3, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Started by Barbara Fischkin Oct 31, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Started by dianejwright. Last reply by dianejwright Oct 19, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Started by Fi Phillips Oct 13, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Started by dianejwright. Last reply by dianejwright Sep 15, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Started by dianejwright. Last reply by Antoinette Ballerini Aug 17, 2010. 11 Replies 0 Likes

Started by Aleksandra Gieryk. Last reply by Etta Worthington Aug 10, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Loading feed

Comment

Comment by Pat Branch on December 25, 2011 at 10:33am: hello fellow screenwriters ~ merry christmas! just wanted to update you that in an amazing hail mary pass in the 4th quarter w/ just seconds to go, i found out on christmas eve eve that i've landed a coveted spot in the 2012 cosby screenwriting program @ usc. i say this not to boast but to encourage all of us to keep writing & keep applying to the best competitions out there. having quarter & semi finaled, & even finaled for nicholls, scriptapalooza, etc, i can safely say that 2 wins in 1 year feels extra great. hope the new year, & all the years to come, brings everyone the successes we desire. cheers, pb

Comment by Pauline Frederica Kiernan on December 12, 2011 at 9:16am: I'm really pleased to say that my short Screenwriting Kindle: EMOTIONAL PULL FOR CHARACTER is at No 33 on Amazon. It's an edited version of a chapter in the print book Screenwriting They Can't Resist: How to Create SCreenplays of Originality and Cinematic Power. The reason I wrote the book was because my writers and students were in despair at following the strict rules and templates of the 'gurus'.

Do any of you find the usual manuals off-putting? For me, they seem to think you can use a tent-pole to create your script, when, really, every writer has their own unique creative vision. Why follow a template designed to apply to every type of script? The other reason I wrote the book is because producers asked me to - they're despairing of their slush piles of scripts that are derivative and formulaic. They can always tell when a scriptwriter has followed the 'gurus' straitjacketing - and would never want to make them. Every producer and director I know says no great screenplay is based on the '3-Act structure' which is what most of the manuals bully us into believing.

So, according to my industry figures, it's originality and emotional power they're looking for.

What do you guys think?

Comment by Linda Chavis on December 12, 2011 at 6:50am: Congrats Pat and well wishes !!

Comment by Pat Branch on December 11, 2011 at 5:56pm: glad to oblige. amazing that things picked up when i'd once again kind of reached the, meh...whatever point. so in the words of my favorite sci fi spoof (galaxy quest!) hero: "never give up! never surrender!"

Comment by M.J. Schneider on December 11, 2011 at 2:46pm: Congratulations, Pat! That is AWESOME news! You are inspiring me!! MJ

Comment by Pat Branch on December 11, 2011 at 1:02pm: hello fellow screenwriters. just a little update to let you know that my feature script, Girls Out Loud, won 1st place in the Pride & Plays' Women's Work festival in Chicago last summer; & that my little superhero feature, Yugo Girl!, advanced me to the interview level of USC's Cosby screenwriting workshop. that was last friday. waiting for snail mail notification to see if i wowed the interview. wish me luck! as i do all of you in your endeavors present & future. happy holidays!

Comment by dianejwright on June 6, 2011 at 2:57pm: Thanks! It's pretty exciting. Make sure you hit that LIKE button, even if you don't buy a copy (but we'd love that, of course). There's an excerpt download for a sneak peek.

Comment by dianejwright on June 6, 2011 at 10:50am: LIKE it on Facebook and get 20% off
http://tinyurl.com/Scattershot

Ladies, may I share some semi-off-topic excitement with you? After a year of editing and production, today's the day. My company, Seedpod Publishing, is launching Richard Goodwin's debut novel, Scattershot. It's a big, scary deal but we are SO giggly over what we've collectively managed to do.

I hope you enjoy it -- we've worked super-hard to make it a killer summer read. If you're on Goodreads, we'd love you to post a review. And if you have your own book or book reviewing site to promote, send a link so we can return the favour. Next step, film rights...
djw

dianejwright
Co-founder & Publisher
http://seedpodpublishing.com