Screenwriters Resource Page

A page devoted exclusively to the screenwriting community.  Links, articles and some helpful resources for those of you with an interest in writing for television or the great silver screen. 

"I agree with the Bogart theory that all an actor owes the public is a good performance."   --  Lauren Bacall

Red Inkworks Screenwriter's Competition: A competition that at the very least offers the writer  FEEDBACK in the form of constructive notes...bringing you one step closer to a market-ready script!

HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY

A Few Notes on Formatting:  Something every novice should read before sitting down to write. (AMPAS article).

All About Screenwriting:  Information such as plot structure, agents and clubs. Also includes several screenplays.

Alpha Scripts:  Being recognized as a talent, or making a living in the field of script writing takes serious work. It can only be accomplished through the study of techniques, and control of the tools. You should write the types of stories that you not only like to read, but those that you like enough to spend several months researching and creating.

Chris Soth's Million-Dollar Screenwriting:  Presents a method of story design that is easy to understand and easy to do, The Mini Movie Method! This is the key to unlocking your future as a working screenwriter in Hollywood.

A Practical Way to Write a Screenplay:  Bill Craig's advice. Storytelling and screenwriting can be as complex as you want it. However, simple may be best and the following steps for writing a screenplay reflect this.

Break Into Screenwriting:  An extremely informative site offering much in the way of information necessary to intelligently write and market your screenplay.

Canadian Copywriter - Screenplays:  Many common sense hints and tips that will benefit the novice writer.

Crafty Screenwriting:  Some screenwriting do's and don'ts for beginners and some more in-depth thoughts for fellow scribes. We are compelled to rate this site as a 'must visit' resource.

Create Your Own Screenplay:  Barry Pearson's outlook on how to write your screenplay. Who is Barry Pearson?  His credits go deeper than being producer of over 50 hours of television prime time drama and 100 hours of daytime drama. But visit his site and find out for yourself.

Empire Screenwriting Resource:  Write for movies and film, and prepare for screenwriting contests and competitions. This free course covers Screenwriting Fundamentals, Magic Star of Dramatic Writing, Story Dynamics, Word Use, Presentability, Readability, and includes screenwriting exercises.

From FADE IN in through FADE OUT:  This site now contains the entire edition of from FADE IN through FADE OUT, complete and free.  The author  wrote this book to help those who want to learn how to write screenplays become familiar with the essential elements of the craft.

Format:  Charles Deemer - Screenplay format, for the newcomer, can be a pain in the butt. It is especially a hassle to deal with on a typewriter, without using one of the many software programs that make formatting so much easier. But it's a reality, a strict format to which one must adhere.

How To Format a Screenplay:  You've plotted your story, developed your characters, and written a scene-by-scene outline of your story.

How To Write a Screenplay:  Brought to you by the Visual Writer and written by Dorian Scott Cole.

How to Write a Screenplay:  Thank you BBC World Service, for your interesting page!

How to Write a Film Screenplay:  The First Draft Doctor Scriptwriting Training Course in Writing for Film has been developed to run over 10 weeks. However, its modular nature can accommodate all learning styles and timeframes - basically, you're in control of the learning process. You can learn to become a more skilful and focused scriptwriter at your own pace.

How To Write Scripts:  Sandy Eiges's script consulting site with loads of great tips. As well, Sandy has written an e-book (HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT WRITING) that provides insider tips as well as a simple step by step method to transform your ideas into a bankable screenplay. Sounds like a good plan to us.

How to Write a Working Screenplay:   Logical straight-ahead tips by PageWise.

Mark's Screenwriting Page:  Touted as being 'everything you need to know how to write, market and network your screenplay'.

Robert McKee:  Robert McKee's Story Structure is the world's ultimate story and screenwriting class because it effectively demonstrates the relationship between Story Design and Character. Using examples from over 100 films, Robert McKee demonstrates that structure and design are about form and principles, that structure is not plot, rigid rules, formulas or "Hollywood" movies.

Screenwriter's Master Chart, The:   What's supposed to happen and when. The  various references and terms are culled from a variety of popular screenwriting resources.

Screenwriter's Online:  The business of writing - classes, interviews, tips.

Screenwriting:  If you are new to screenwriting, planning to write a screenplay or script of any kind, the good news is that writing in screenplay format is easier and more intuitive today than at any time since first Lanier Word Processing Machine. Advances in screenwriting software now save the hours you would previously have spent learning how to write a screenplay in professional Hollywood format can now be allocated to polishing your plot, honing your dialogue, or learning screenplay structure.

Scriptwriting Help:  Here you'll find articles and information needed to write and market competitive screenplays. This site is maintained to assist aspiring and established screenwriters.

Scriptwriting Secrets:  Write your screenplay better than ever. Interesting online e-book offering much to the novice screenwriter. 

Wordplay:  One of those 'must visit' sites for anyone who would consider themselves as a dedicated screenwriter. Great articles, essays, etc.

Writer's Mentor, The:  If you are eager to know how to write a  screenplay, and want to learn the elements of screenwriting, The Writer's Mentor has help for you. Screenplay writing is actually a process where screenwriters should be flexible and dynamic.

SCREENWRITERS BLOGS

I have visited a slew of screenwriting blogs. Here are but a few that made an impression....

A Bucket of Love:  Insights from a Texas screenwriter.

Alligators in a Helicopter:  Theories on screenwriting and reading.

Andy Coughlan's Screenwriting and Filmmaking Blog:  His adventures writing and making movies.

Artful Writer, The:  Was founded in 2005 to advance the discussion of issues relevant to professional television and theatrical screenwriters.

Clarkblog:  Diary of a screenwriter and playwright.

Complications Ensue:  The Crafty TV and Screenwriting Blog - Alex Epstein - The craft of screenwriting for TV and Movies, by a working screenwriter.

Danny Stack:  Discussion of scriptwriting and reading in the UK.

Dead Things on Sticks:  Thoughts and advice from an independent screenwriter.

Fun Joel's Screenwriting Blog:  Thoughts from a New York native living in Hollywood.

I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing:  A Blog from the writer of The Black Dahlia and War of the Worlds.

JohnAugust.com:  A super Blog from the writer of "Big Fish" containing a ton of useful information about screenwriting.

Ken Levine:  The world as seen by a TV comedy writer.

Kung Fu Monkey:  Good writer's Blog - from the writer of "The Core" containing discussion of writing.

Lad Productions:  A young man's journey to the depths of Hollywood.

Lee Goldberg:  Journal of a professional screenwriter.

Living The Romantic Comedy:  Screenwriter explores the relationship between romance portrayed in the movies and experienced in real life.

Man Bites Hollywood:  Sharing tools, strategies and resources for the screenwriter's journey.

Movie Blog, The:  An interesting look at 'how to write a screenplay'.  Well worth the visit!

Query Letters I Love:  This site was started in October 2004 by ManagerGuy as a way to bring the bane of any producer's existence to the outside world. Sadly, ManagerGuy passed on during the summer of 2005. This site is dedicated to his memory. Below you can find actual, honest to god query letters received in Hollywood.

Sanctum of the ScriptWeaver:  A large and apparently popular screenwriter's blog.

Shouting into the Wind:  Advice for beginning writers and progress reports.

Things They Won't Tell You In Film School:  Welcome to the pages of a timeless Hollywood diary, peppered with movieland anecdotes and peopled by a colourful cast of characters working one carnival of a town. It's all penned in the great literary tradition of Dorothy Parker, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nathanael West.

Thinking Writer, The:  A screenwriting Blog containing useful articles on all aspects of the craft.

FORUMS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
 
Atlanta Screenwriters Group, The:  The mission of The Atlanta Screenwriters Group is to help local screenwriters develop their ideas, give support, swap industry stories and give constructive feedback for their work. We are also interested in supporting and developing a relationship with local area filmmakers and provide a forum for them to talk about their projects and help find support for them.

Coffee House for Writers:  Do you have a play or screenplay lurking inside your creative mind? The Drama Workshop is a fun group for aspiring play and screenwriters who want to share their writing for critique, ask questions, make comments and just generally learn more about the art of writing for the stage and screen. 

Embryo Films:  Sydney-based film production company offering screenwriting workshops around Australia.

E-Script: The Internet's Scriptwriting Workshop. E-script is the meeting place on the web for scriptwriters of all kinds. Since 1996, they have brought playwrights and screen & TV writers from around the world together with top theatre, film, and television professionals in unique online courses and workshops. Got a stage play or screenplay you want to get started on, or finish, with professional guidance? Want to write a TV spec script? Or maybe you're just looking to learn the basics of playwriting or screenwriting.

Glenn Benest Screenwriting Workshop:  Private screenwriting workshops.  Mr. Benest has taught for many years at The American Film Institute and UCLA Extension, with numerous credits in film and television.

Green Room at the New Globe, The:  The Green Room at the New Globe is open to all writers, but is particularly attuned to the exigencies of Professional Playwrights, Screenwrights, Directors, Actors, Critical Writers, Theatrical and Filmic Support Staff, and individuals preparing for those professions.  The conversation primarily concerns the creation and writing of scripts, as well as contact-networking for production and publication.  In the Green Room at the New Globe, we follow the "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Theater" policy of polite, open, positive, informational colloquy - with delightful dashes of humour.

Harvard Square Scriptwriters:  New England's oldest screenwriter's network, offering script consulting, development, and review services.

Hollywood Screenwriter's Network:  Loads of links and general contact information, as well as a screenwriter's forum. Worth a visit.

International Film & Television Workshops:  The Workshops was founded in 1973 as a summer conservatory for the world's photographers and filmmakers. Over the past 30 summers, The Workshops has grown into a year-round college and learning center for the world's filmmakers, photographers, actors, writers, digital artists and creative professionals.  They now offer 250 one-week workshops and master classes. Rockport College came into existence in 1996 and now offers an Associate of Arts degree, a Master of Fine Arts degree and a one-year Professional Certificate program.

John Truby's Writers Studio:  Online help, tips and classes. John Truby has written for film and television and been story consultant on over 1,000 scripts, novels and plays. He has taught his professional writing classes to over 20,000 students worldwide.

Leslie Kallen Seminar:  A one day seminar/workshop for new and experienced writers taught by literary manager and entertainment industry seminar leader.

Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434:  Screenwriter, Lew Hunter, offers workshops. Includes dates and information for upcoming Indian Summer Writer's Colony.

New York Film Academy:  Film school offering hands-on workshops in which students write, direct, shoot and edit their own films.

Praxis Centre For Screenwriters:  Praxis Centre for Screenwriters is a non-profit organization devoted to the professional development of Canadian screenwriters and filmmakers. Located in Vancouver, Canada.

Playwright's Forum:  Is a non-profit organization dedicated to the artistic development of talented playwrights from the Washington D.C. area. They offer a supportive but disciplined environment within which to study the craft and nurture your creative talent and skills.

Screenwriter's Group, The:  The Screenwriters Group develops writers and shootable scripts through its unique writing programs. Whether novice or pro, The Screenwriters Group has the know-how and experience to get you to the next level.

ScriptForSale Screenwriting Community:  Assists writers, directors, and producers to create marketable screenplays. ScriptForSale provides industry interviews, articles, and advanced Screenwriting classes.

Scripters World:  Is a free, self-paced, online, non-credited, autodidactic program that was created to help the would-be screenwriter learn the craft of screenwriting.   The Scripters World curriculum provides the novice with beginner, intermediate and advanced knowledge of the craft of screenwriting. 

SydField.Com:  Syd Field is regarded by some to be one of the leading authorities in the art and craft of screenwriting.

Virtual Script Workshop, The:  The Virtual Script Workshop has provided free information about online Screenwriting Courses, competitions and opportunities since 1995.

Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum:   WSF is run by screenwriters for screenwriters. From beginners who've yet to type their first "fade in" to professionals who've left their day jobs behind.

Writer's Studio, The:  Founded in 1992 to provide totally practical writing workshops to enable people to write to their potential.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCREENWRITERS

Academy Writers Clinic:  Welcome to the Academy Writers Clinic, the definitive website for  screenwriters who wish to improve their art, sell their material, and be discovered.

Action-Cut-Print:  Film Making Resources - Film Directing Tips, Free Ezine for Film & TV Directors, Film & Television Bookstore, Film Domain Names, Credit List for Peter D. Marshall

Alfred Hitchcock Scholars:  Welcome to the Alfred Hitchcock Scholars MacGuffin web site. For the serious students of one Hollywood's great masters.

American Screenwriters Association:   The ASA is organized for educational purposes, including the promotion of and encouragement of the public’s participation in and knowledge of screenwriting as a literary art form.

Annenberg/CPB Exhibits Collections:   Explore the entire creative process. This link will take you directly to the "Screenwriting" page.

Austin Film Resource:  Austin, Texas is home to nearly seventy production companies, an impressive soundstage and studio complex, and  twelve different film festivals. 

BigScreenbiz.com: Features a business to business forum, movie release chart, business directory, classifieds, and information source for those interested in the movie exhibitor field.

BlackScreenPlays.com:  WHAT IS A BLACK SCREENPLAY?  BSP defines a Black screenplay as a screenplay that is either about the African-American community, or has African-Americans as the main characters.  Other than those two things a Black screenplay is the same as any other screenplay; All of the rules of screenplay formatting, character development, dialogue, and story development are the same.  (AND...a really well written and interesting site to visit!)

CineStory: Is a national non-profit screenwriting organization based in Chicago committed to the recognition and development of the independent voice. CineStory provides a nationally recognized screenwriting contest,  a unique, once-a-year three-day writers conference, one- and two-day seminars, on-going classes, individual consultations and mentorships, and an active membership base.

Classic Movies:  a main destination for fans of classic Hollywood films, actors, actresses, and directors, with almost a thousand pages of annotated links lists, tribute articles, and other material, plus a forum, weekly newsletter, and other community resources.

Cohort Productions:  Develops completed, original screenplays that are both rich in content and the product of effective story telling. If you have a semi-completed project, COHORT can help fully package it so that it can be produced and distributed. Cohort will contact sales agents, distributors, actors, directors and their agents and create a full package ready for financing.

Creative Screenwriting:  An excellent magazine covering the craft of screenwriting.

Done Deal:  Your Internet resource for screenplay, pitch, treatment, and books sales in the film industry, in addition to interviews, software & book reviews, advice, agency & production company listings, contests, news, and more.

Energy Entertainment:  Was formed in March 2000 by Brooklyn Weaver to serve as a literary management - production company, which focuses on the personal management of writers and directors. Energy has filled an important niche, by identifying and developing young literary talent and brokering their material to the Company’s numerous A-list producer and studio/buyer contacts.

Evatopia, Inc:   A literary management firm. Evatopia specializes in working with first-time screenwriters to help them navigate the waters of Hollywood, from developing their screenplay to getting it into the hands of top literary agents, producers and directors. Their contacts lie with all of the major studios and talent agencies. 

Extreme Screenwriting:  Extreme Screenwriting's objective is to assist screenwriters with mastering the commercial screenplay. Writing a screenplay with literary value and commercial value will greatly increase a screenwriter's chances for a sale in the fiercely competitive spec screenplay market. Extreme Screenwriting's founder, Barb Doyan is a Professional Script Consultant with over ten years experience working in the entertainment industry providing script coverage to production companies, actors, and screenwriters.

Film Genres Introduction:  Are categories, classifications or groups of films that have similar, familiar or instantly-recognizable patterns, techniques or conventions that include one or more of the following: setting, content, themes, plot, motifs, styles, structures, situations, characters (or characterizations), and stars. The main genres are the western, crime (gangster), horror, the musical, science fiction and comedy. Other genre categories include action/adventure, thrillers, epics (costume dramas), war movies, and the women's picture (melodrama).

Green Room Orlando:  Is a filmmaker's resource. Featuring Central Florida's latest news, casting calls, crew jobs and community forums. You will also find a production guide (including talent), photo gallery, classified ads, location library, and a list of current film and television productions.

Hollywood Live:  A whole lot of everything to do with Hollywood and the film industry.

Hollywood Script Readers Digest, The:  The fastest, most cost-effective way to reach out to Hollywood's decision makers with your ideas.

Hollywood Scriptwriter:  For twenty-one years, HOLLYWOOD SCRIPTWRITER has been the only international trade paper of its kind written specifically for screenwriters. Every month, they feature in-depth interviews with writers, producers, agents et al.

Mad Screenwriter, The:  A links page and Internet guide to assist the screenwriter.

MovieBytes: The premier screenwriter's site for markets and contests.

MoviePitch:  They are using the global reach of the Internet to give average folks -- non-writers as well as writers -- a Hollywood connection. That connection is Robert Kosberg, a creative producer who has made a name for himself selling story ideas to studios and production companies for the past 15 years.

Papyrus Place:  Look no further than Papyrus Place for everything you need to ship your manuscript in safe, rugged manuscript mailers.

ProtectRite:  Founded in California in 1994 by writers and attorneys, National Creative Registry's ProtectRite service processes thousands of online registrations each year from writers, screenwriters, etc.

Query Letters I Love:  Actual query letters received in Hollywood. Updated frequently.

Research Department, The:  Providing the entertainment industry with stories, guest leads and comprehensive background information on thousands of conventional and unconventional topics.

Screenwriters Information:  Screenwriting information sources, film script formats, screen writing techniques.

Screenwriter's Lounge:  Cinamarquee's screenwriter's lounge. Lots of links and considered a great site for the aspiring screenwriter.

Screenwriter's Utopia:  Established in 1995, with no more than a dozen pages, SU has grown into one of the most important screenwriting sites on the Internet. With over 3000 pages of content and 100,000 monthly visitors, SU is the largest and most heavily visited screenwriting site on the Web.

Screenwriting Center, The:  Dave Trottier's Screenwriting center offering a newsletter, updates to The Screenwriter's Bible, script consulting, and more. 

Screenwriting Links and More:  This site isn't kidding when they say..."and More". Way too much to list here.

ScriptCrawler:  The internet's first and most advanced script search engine. A great resource for screenwriters, and a fun site for movie fans, ScriptCrawler links you to thousands of screenplays, teleplays, radio scripts, and stage plays. Use the quick search or browse boxes above to find what you need fast. Or use the advanced search and browse below to narrow your query.

Script Portal, The:  A excellent site with hundreds of links to sites related to every aspect of screenplay writing.

Silver Sky:  Solve your screenwriting problems by letting Silver Sky ghostwrite for you. In most cases a first draft screenplay is possible in less than two months.

Thinking Writer, The:  The Thinking Writer is a service organization based upon the principal that professional screenwriting is an intensely creative career for highly focused, hard working writers.  Writing alone is not enough. The committed writer must always test his or her craft against the world and always challenge him/herself to increasing excellence. The Thinking Writer brings to the emerging writer a context in which to practice the craft, including columns on work habits, elements of writing, advice from working writers, books and screenplays worth reading, and more.

Writernet:  Providing dramatic writers with the tools they need to build better careers and redefine the culture in which they work.

Writer's Channel, The:  Includes a mentor program, screenwriting groups, Hollywood executive pitch, agents and movie producers, writing classes, resource center, audio interviews, articles on classic movies, member contributed journals and creative exercises.

Writers Store, The:  Providing one-stop online shopping for screenwriters.

Writing for Film:  Articles and links to assist the novice screenwriter. Red Inkworks highly recommends this site for anyone starting to write for the film industry.

Written by Clark:  USC alumni, professional screenwriter offers a variety of services to help shape your project up for the market or production.
 
SCREENWRITERS SOFTWARE

Celtx: The world's first fully integrated solution for media pre-production and collaboration.  It replaces old fashioned 'paper, pen & binder' media creation with a digital approach to writing and organizing that's more complete, simpler to work with, and easier to share.

Cinergy Script Editor:  Mindstar has released a free script editor software package. The Cinergy Script Editor is available as a standalone program, or built-in to the larger Cinergy Motion Picture Production System. The script editor creates industry standard formatting for motion picture scripts. Scripts created with the Cinergy Script Editor are immediately compatible with the production management features of Cinergy Version 5.

ComedyWriter:  Is a Windows-based program for creating humorous scenes, characters, situations, dialogue, expressions, and punch lines. Applications include film, television, theater, multimedia, speeches, presentations, cartoons and graphic arts, music, fiction, advertising, corporate roasts, training skits, and product development.

Final Draft:  With over 100,000 units sold since it was introduced eight years ago, Final Draft has become the standard for writing screenplays, TV episodes and stage plays. Several thousand of the biggest names in Hollywood are Final Draft users: Tom Hanks, Sydney Pollack, Robert Altman, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Stiller, Steven Bochco, Terry Gilliam and Steven E. de Souza, to name a few.

Hollywood Screenplay:   HOLLYWOOD SCREENPLAY SOFTWARE® ...and it's even better than the original.

Movie Outline:  Screenplay Outlining Software for simple story planning, easy scene reorganization and simultaneous reference to successful movies of all genres

Screenplay Systems:   Since 1982, Screenplay Systems has been the world leader in film and television production software. Their software is sold worldwide and has been used in the development of most of your favorite films and television shows. Rather than stifle creativity, Screenplay Systems believes that the computer has given people unprecedented freedom to create, develop, and implement new ideas and inspirations. Since 1990, over 80% of the Academy Award® nominations and 95% of the Emmy® awards went to companies that used Screenplay Systems' software.

ScriptBuddy:  Is a unique screenplay software program that uses the Internet to offer enhanced functionality.  Like other script writing software, it handles the formatting so you don't have to. ScriptBuddy let's you concentrate on your story and characters and not worry about the layout.

Scriptware:   With Scriptware scriptwriting software you have the fastest, easiest and most powerful way to get the story that's in your head onto the page in the format professionals demand.

Sophocles:   Sophocles is a new screenplay software program that emphasizes the writing process. While other script writing software puts the focus on margins and page breaks, Sophocles was conceptualized from the start as a story creation tool for screenwriters. By allowing you to easily navigate and manipulate your story elements, Sophocles helps you craft a tighter, smoother flowing screenplay.

StoryMind:  Since 1997, this site has been a premiere destination for novelists and screenwriters, providing a wealth of free articles, classes, and tips, and the very best prices on the most popular writing tools. Loads of free trial software to assist the screenwriter.

SCREENWRITERS SERVICES and MANAGEMENT

Analyst and Reader:  The modest title of Lynne Pembroke's site!  For sixteen years Lynne has offered her (excellent) services as a professional, freelance script/screenplay and manuscript reader for Hollywood agents, screenplay contests, producers and film and TV studios - including Stephen Cannell Productions, Walt Disney Studios and ABC TV.  Lynne also offers her services to individual writers.  (Red Inkworks Recommended).

Complete Screenplay, The:  Sally B. Merlin offers writers an individualized, nurturing environment where strong, open communication is the principal goal.

Grim Reader, The:   A script counselling service.  Using in-depth Script Doctoring,  GR gives your script the upper hand before you expose it to an incredibly competitive marketplace. Their specialty  - stories "that go bump in the night" - thriller, horror, mystery, supernatural, and sci-fi.

Harris Tulchin & Associates:  International Entertainment, Multimedia & Intellectual Property Law & Business Network (TM) provides timely and cost-effective services globally to clients in the motion picture, television, music, multimedia, intellectual property and online industries.

Hollywood Working Writer:  Paul Cooper is exactly that...a "Hollywood working writer".  Paul offers script consulting for a reasonable fee. His list of credits are long and deep and we highly recommend a visit to his site if you are serious about your script.

Hollywood Script Analysis: Professional coverage for your screenplay. No one can guarantee that your movie will be made. But HSA feels it can help you to send out a script that will make it past the first round of readers.

Hollywood Spec Agency:  Offers a variety of affordable marketing tools that can help get your project recipients interested in reading your entire story and not just the first ten pages.

Let's-Do-Lunch:  Services and networking for screenwriters.

Prescott Screenplay Consulting:  Consulting services as well as the latest screenplay sales, essays, articles, screenwriting links, agent and producer lists.

RP Story Services:  Professional screenplay coverage and story notes. Rob Pawloski has in 10 years of of working as a professional story analyst in Los Angeles, read and evaluated over 2000 screenplays for studios and film distributors, including New Regency, Miramax, Lions Gate, New Line, Focus Features, DEF Pictures and PolyGram Films, among others.

Richwood Script Consultants:  Screenplays, scripts, pitches and stories need Blair Richwood's confidential analysis and creative notes for fast improvement.

Screenplay Consulting:  Timothy Long is the Story Analyst • Screenwriter • Professor.

Screenplay Solutions:   Interesting loading page, and the contents are worth the wait.

Scribendi: Is the number one multi-service editorial consulting company on the Internet. They regularly edit more than 1 million words a month. The reason? While everyone else was focusing on stock options, acquisitions and venture capital deals, Scribendi concentrated on providing good value and great service to their customers.

Script-Consultant.com:  A site providing forums for you to ask questions on several screenwriting topics.

ScriptBlaster:  Offering screenwriters a large range of services that takes the hard work out of querying leaving more time for screenwriting.

Script Zone:  You may not want to pay to have your own script analyzed, but I am sure that you will find it educational to look at their online example and see what may work for you.

ukScriptDoctor:  Lara Moon's screenplay analysis and consultations from a working industry professional - able to optimize your chances of getting a script sale, an agent and production.

Writers' Building, The:  A non-profit organization providing mentorship to aspiring screenwriters.
 

ESSENTIAL ARTICLES, BOOKS, MAGAZINES and JOURNALS

Acting Magazine:  The ultimate Guide to Acting. Acting Magazine is a magazine resource for working actors and entertainers in the performing arts, featuring acting articles, casting notices, resources for actors, daily tips, news and more!

Canadian Screenwriter Magazine:  Published on a quarterly basis and is available from the Writers Guild of Canada office, at selected bookstores across Canada and by subscription. This site contains selected, abridged articles and columns from the magazine.

Creative Screenwriting:   One magazine that is worth the subscription price.

Delerious:  The Fantasy Film Journal online.  Cleveland Heights, Ohio resident Steve Johnson's brilliant '90s zine devoted to dreams 'n dreamscapes in cinema, online at last.

How to Build a Great Screenplay:  Acclaimed USC screenwriting teacher David Howard has guided hundreds of students to careers in writing for film and television. Drawing on decades of practical experience and savvy, How to Build a Great Screenplay deconstructs the craft of screenwriting and carefully reveals how to build a good story from the ground up. Howard emphasizes personal style, and maintains that a great screenplay requires dozens of unique decisions by the author.

How to Write a SELLING Screenplay:  A book by Christopher Keane, and his  step-by-step approach on how to write a market-ready screenplay.

Images:  A Journal of film and popular culture.

Savvy Screenwriter, The:  Susan Kouguell provides a step-by-step guide to the evolution of a finished screenplay. 

Screenwriters INSIDER REPORT:   This is considered by many to be the most valuable and important resource on the internet for professional screenwriters, students, serious beginners and lovers of movies.

Screenwriting Help:   From Bill Craig and others...and what a mother lode of helpful articles you will find on this site!

Scr(i)pt:  Serving screenwriters since 1989.

Variety Online:   Recognized and respected throughout the world of show business, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news.

Writing Drama:  A MUST read for the serious screenwriter, or the die-hard film fan.

ASSOCIATIONS, GROUPS and GUILDS

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences:  The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences is a professional honorary organization composed of over 6000 motion picture craftsmen and women.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:  Home of the Emmy Awards. Includes info and live web-casts.

Hollywood Creative Directory:  The many directories that make up the catalogue, commonly known as "the phone books to Hollywood," offer the most comprehensive, up-to-date information available, listing the names, numbers, addresses and current titles of entertainment professionals from the film, television and music industries.  For almost twenty years this "insider's guide to the insiders" has been a must-have for anyone seriously considering a career in the entertainment business.  

  Register Your Script!

The Writers Guild of America Page
WGA - West Registration Dept.
7000 West Third St.
Los Angeles 90048-4329
 

Canadian scripts can be registered at:
Writers Guild of Canada
35 McCaul St.
Third Floor
Toronto, Ontario Canada
M5T 1V7 

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