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By: Jonathan James It’s another one of those forbidden screenwriting tools we are all told to avoid at any and all cost. The dreaded voice-over, a useful and sometimes necessary tool that many of us have been warned as hopeful…

By: Beverly Peders The holiday season is upon us and it brings snow, hot cider, and gift giving. However, for the screenwriter or freelance writer in your life, it may be hard to find something to get them other than…

Whether you’ve had this idea cooking for a while or you just jotted it down on a cocktail napkin, before you jump headfirst into writing the screenplay, you should write a treatment. Not only will this be an enormous benefit…

By: Jonathan JamesIn last year's GOOSEBUMPS, there is a moment near the end of the film where Jack Black, playing GOOSEBUMPS writer R.L. Stein says, “a story is comprised of three parts. The beginning, the middle, and the twist.” Obviously,…

The mission of Diverse Voices is to provide a contest that is purely focused on promoting and encouraging diverse voices and stories. The contest's hope is to find stories that are told from perspectives – through the author and/or characters – that…

By: Beverly PedersBefore I am a screenwriter, I am a storyteller. I’ve always dipped my toes into other forms of visual writing to learn something different about each about storytelling. One such medium was comic book writing. I went into…

By: Beverly PedersFor my senior thesis project, I had to write a full screenplay. I pitched my ideas, chose my best, and sat down at my computer to type up my treatment. There was so much in my head, but…

We're excited to announce the talented winners of the WeScreenplay Television Competition! After five reads from five different judges, we shared the highest scoring comedy scripts with Daniel Wolfberg from Comedy Central and the highest scoring drama scripts with Ryan Mickels…