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Top 5 Dysfunctional Duos on TV Right Now

Complex and deeply flawed characters are always so much fun to watch, and those tormented types often find a counterpart that is just as wounded as they are. Seeing those duos love and hate each other while trying to survive…

Julia CamaraSeptember 23, 2021

College Feature TV

2021 WeScreenplay College Student Competition Semifinalists

Thank you to all of the incredible writers who entered WeScreenplay College Student 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…

wescreenplaySeptember 15, 2021

5 Career Success Strategies from ‘Queen Sugar’ Showrunner Monica Macer

To highlight WeScreenplay's TV Pilot Screenwriting Lab, showrunner Monica Macer lit up Cocktails & Conversations this past week with a blast of incredible information. With a wide range of experience as a screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner, Macer has written for some of…

Helenna SantosSeptember 13, 2021

Single-Cam vs Multi-Cam: Formatting and Style Differences

Whether for network, cable, or streaming, there is a big demand for TV shows -- and that's great news for screenwriters who are in search of ways to break into the industry. But before you start typing away on that…

Shannon CorbeilSeptember 9, 2021

What Buyers Are Looking for in a Comedy Pilot

It’s a hard time to greenlight television. The pandemic stalled the production of projects that were already in motion, creating a bottleneck that has left the already competitive market oversaturated. So, if a writer had a comedy pilot, it'd be…

Shannon CorbeilSeptember 2, 2021

Diverse Voices Feature TV

Fall 2021 Diverse Voices Winners

Thank you to all of the incredible writers who entered Diverse Voices this year! Your hard work, talent, and dedication to storytelling shines through in the entries we received. We are thrilled to welcome the Grand Prize Winners for our…

wescreenplayAugust 15, 2021

Screenwriting TV

6 Helpful Career Tips from ‘Hawkeye’ TV Writer Katie Mathewson

At our most recent Cocktails & Conversation event, we sat down with HAWKEYE TV Writer and WGA LGBTQ+ Committee Co-Chair Katie Mathewson to talk about her experiences writing for television. The Pacific Northwest native shared so much valuable career advice…

Helenna SantosAugust 10, 2021

Screenwriting TV

3 Ways to Keep Your Period Drama Script from Feeling Dated

Who said period dramas have to feel as old as their subject matter? Period dramas have pretty much always graced our television sets in part because, well, they're timeless. (Yes, I see the pun -- and I won't respond to…

Julia CamaraAugust 5, 2021

Screenwriting TV

The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing a Fantasy TV Pilot

As a writer, crafting a fantasy world and dreaming up the creatures and characters within it is a creative adventure. There are no limits, other than the ones you create! Fantasy is on the rise since GAME OF THRONES helped…

Joanna KeJuly 22, 2021

Screenwriting TV

5 Pieces of Career Advice from Nickelodeon Exec Austin Bedell

WeScreenplay recently hosted a Cocktails & Conversations panel with Austin Bedell, a Development Executive for Nickelodeon & Awesomeness, Viacom CBS, who works closely with Sr. Vice President of Live Action Development Brin Lukens, who currently sits on the jury for the WeScreenplay…

Julia CamaraJuly 15, 2021