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Announcing the Diverse Voices Fall 2018 Semifinalists

Before we announce the semifinalists, we're very excited to announce that everyone who submitted their work helped WeScreenplay raise $2,874 for the ARRAY! Founded by Ava DuVernay, Array is an independent film distribution and resource collective comprised of artist advocacy organizations,…

Mark StasenkoNovember 15, 2018

Screenwriting

Genre Taste Test – How Other Genres Can Improve Your Writing

Everyone has their niche. Science Fiction, Romance, Comedy, Crime… that one genre that is the easiest and most fun to write. If you’re good at one, it may seem best to keep those muscles strong by writing in that genre…

Beverly PedersNovember 15, 2018

Screenwriting

Why Socializing is Important For Screenwriters

It’s that time of year when there are lots of events and chances to hang out with others. From Halloween to New Years, it may be easy to turn down small events to catch up on writing or make that…

Beverly PedersNovember 9, 2018

Screenwriting

4 Major Benefits of Personal Writing Projects

Every writer has dozens of ideas or projects running at once and it is easy to take the ones that are to be published or produced and make them a priority. When was the last time you wrote something for…

Beverly PedersOctober 31, 2018

Contests Screenwriting Scripts Success Stories

Interview with WeScreenplay TV Pilot Winner Eric Glover

Eric Glover is a wonderfully talented screenwriter who won the WeScreenplay TV Competition with a pilot called Panthers and was a finalist in The Diverse Voices Competition with his feature sci-fi script called Black Star. He's able to write across…

wescreenplayOctober 18, 2018

Screenwriting

Why Every Screenwriter Should Have a Notebook

It seems like everyone today has a laptop and a smartphone. They are incredibly helpful tools and make writing thousands of words at a time result in fewer cramps compared to old paper and pencil. How about regular ol’ notebooks?…

Beverly PedersOctober 16, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Finalists

Thank you to all the talented writers who submitted to the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Competition. We received over 1,000 entries that made us laugh, cry, and read on the edge of our seats. Most importantly, so many of these projects…

Mark StasenkoOctober 12, 2018

Industry News Screenwriting

Celebrating #WritersWithDayJobs!

Social media and news outlets were abuzz on Labor Day this year, and the topic of conversation for once wasn’t beer, brats, or barbecue. It was actually... well... labor. Just prior to Labor Day, a photo of former Cosby Show regular…

Rebecca NorrisOctober 3, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Semifinalist

Thank you to all the amazingly talented writers who submitted to the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Competition. We received over 1,000 entries, and the craft of the writing was outstanding across the board. As TV grows in the market, clearly there…

wescreenplaySeptember 21, 2018

Screenwriting

How to Unlock Your Story

Writing is like safecracking, it’s not as easy as it looks in film. There’s more to it than that. While I assume most writers have never broken into a safe, the principles of the deed have similarities to trying to…

Beverly PedersSeptember 18, 2018