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Screenwriting

7 Pioneering Women Who Shaped Screenwriting History

In recent years progress has been made toward inclusivity in the film industry from gender to race to sexuality. It has rippled through the whole industry, breathing life and change into a stagnant trade. Films today are written by people…

Beverly PedersMarch 12, 2019

Screenwriting

4 Steps to Starting Your Screenplay

Screenplays don’t write themselves, but sometimes we wish they did. Starting can be the hardest part. Ideas are great and dreaming of the possibilities where the story could go is so much easier than to plan and outline the story. …

Beverly PedersMarch 4, 2019

Contests

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Feature Contest Finalists

Thank you to all of the writers who entered the WeScreenplay Feature Competition this year! Your hard work, talent, and dedication to storytelling shines through in the entries we received. From over 1,000 entries, we are thrilled to announce the…

Mark StasenkoMarch 2, 2019

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Six Things Agents Want on Page One

This is good news and this is bad news, but 90% of agents know whether they’re going to sign you or not by the end of page one. And 99% know by the end of page 10. So you’ve got…

wescreenplayFebruary 19, 2019

Screenwriting

5 Ways Script Coverage Can Improve Your Screenplay

So you’ve finished a draft of the next hit screenplay, and you feel like you’re ready to start shopping it around Hollywood. But you hit a snag: how do you know if it’s good enough to show to people? This…

Thomas BlakeleyFebruary 13, 2019

Contests

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Feature Contest Semifinalists

Thank you to all of the writers who entered the WeScreenplay Feature Competition this year! Your hard work, talent, and dedication to storytelling shines through in the entries we received. From over 1,000 entries, we are thrilled to advance 53…

Mark StasenkoFebruary 12, 2019

Screenwriting

Simplifying the Hero’s Journey

When it comes to the structure of our story, as writer’s it’s too easy to say, “I’ll just let my characters play it out. I don’t need to follow a formula.” That works for some writers, but for most, structure…

Beverly PedersFebruary 4, 2019

Contests

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Feature Contest Quarterfinalists

Thank you to all of the incredible writers who entered the WeScreenplay Feature Competition this year! Your hard work, talent, and dedication to storytelling shines through in the entries we received. As you probably know — WeScreenplay believes that the…

Mark StasenkoJanuary 24, 2019

Contests Diverse Voices

WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Fall 2018 Winners

Thank you to all the amazingly talented writers who submitted to this season of Diverse Voices and shared your story. Together, we raised $2,874 for ARRAY – a nonprofit dedicated to the amplification of independent films by people of color…

Mark StasenkoJanuary 15, 2019

Contests Diverse Voices Screenwriting

Announcing the Diverse Voices Fall 2018 Finalists

Thank you to all of the fantastic writers who entered. Together, we raised $2,874 for the ARRAY! Founded by Ava DuVernay, Array's work is dedicated to the amplification of independent films by people of color and women filmmakers globally. Since Diverse…

Mark StasenkoDecember 15, 2018