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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

Screenwriting

Online Worldbuilding Tools for Screenwriters

When it comes to worldbuilding, writers need tools. From clothing to cartography, we all know that the more we understand about our fictional world, the better our worlds develop. But how can you do this without falling down the research…

Beverly PedersSeptember 14, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Quarterfinalists

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 4, 2018

Screenwriting

Film vs. Video Games From a Screenwriter’s Perspective

Video games have emerged as a billion dollar jewel in the entertainment industry’s crown. With the newest dives into Virtual Reality and more advanced graphics, video games don’t seem to be slowing down. In fact, video games triple the profits…

Beverly PedersSeptember 2, 2018

Screenwriting

How to Embrace Themes to Improve Your Screenplay

If you read Lajos Egri’s The Art of Dramatic Writing, he spends the entire first third of the book insisting that the most important part of any story is the premise. While Egri was writing about plays and it’s rare…

Beverly PedersAugust 25, 2018