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2024 WeScreenplay TV Pilot Lab Semifinalists

Thank you to all of the incredible writers who entered WeScreenplay TV Pilot Lab this year! Your hard work, talent, and dedication to storytelling shines through in the entries we received. If you are interested in hearing the next time…

wescreenplayDecember 13, 2023

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2024 WeScreenplay TV Pilot Lab Quarterfinalists

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

wescreenplayNovember 15, 2023

Diverse Voices Screenwriting TV

Why Quinta Brunson Won An Emmy: An Abbott Elementary Pilot Script Breakdown

ABC’s massive hit Abbott Elementary is an instant classic. As a beautiful hometown story written and led by Quinta Brunson, a Millennial who made her bones with viral videos, the show’s heartstring appeal shoots through the roof for anyone who…

Chris Courtney MartinSeptember 7, 2023

Filmmaking Screenwriting

5 Unexpected Skills To Take Your TV Writing Career Further

Got a hankering to start your career in TV writing but aren't sure which skills you should be cultivating? We all became writers because we had creative ideas we wanted to explore through, you know, writing. There’s a lovely dream…

Shannon CorbeilJune 8, 2023

Screenwriting TV

What is a Script Outline and Should You Use One?

A script outline is often confused with a beat sheet, but there is a significant difference in the screenwriting world. Where the beat sheet is like a bullet point list of a screenplay, the outline is a scene-by-scene breakdown of…

Shannon CorbeilMay 11, 2023

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2023 WeScreenplay TV Lab Winners

Thank you again to all of the incredible writers who entered the WeScreenplay TV Lab this year! We are excited to announce this year’s Winners and Honorable Mentions. A huge congratulations to all of you! If you are interested in…

wescreenplayFebruary 1, 2023

Screenwriting TV

5 Writing Lessons From Hit Netflix Show ‘Wednesday’

Wednesday quickly became one of the Netflix most-watched shows after the series accumulated 5.3B minutes viewed from November 28 to December 4. The success of Wednesday can be attributed to several of factors, including its compelling storyline, relatable characters, and…

Julia CamaraJanuary 26, 2023

Contests TV

An Inside Look at the 2022 WeScreenplay TV Writing Lab

8 writers | 5 days | 4 workshops | 2 notes sessions | 29 meetings And that was just the beginning! WeScreenplay’s TV Pilot Competition delivers a one-of-a-kind virtual writing lab hosted by top managers, agents, writers, and more. Winners…

Shannon CorbeilJuly 6, 2022

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