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Download the 2012 Oscar nominated screenplays

February 1, 2012

If you would like to read any of the screenplays that were nominated for an academy award this year, you can find them here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57359896-10391698/download-scripts-of-award-contenders/. Reading screenplays is one of the best ways to improve as a writer. Good luck.

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From Dream to Screen workshop with Alan Denman

January 31, 2012

Alan Denman is having a workshop and he wanted me to pass along the information to my readers. I met Alan about a month ago. Inbetween his writing and directing gigs he offers a host of services to aspiring screenwriters. He’s smart, down-to-earth, and I think if you’re in the Los Angeles area you could [...]

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Storming Sedalia on Kickstarter

January 12, 2012

I got an email recently from screenwriter Bob Wagner. He has set up a Kickstarter campaign to try and raise money to shoot his film. Bob saw my post The 100% guaranteed sure fire way to get your screenplay made into a movie and was inspired to take action. I’m a big believer in this [...]

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Script Doctor Eric’s $3 Screenwriting Contest

December 9, 2011

I got an email from Script Doctor Eric. He’s running a unique screenwriting contest. If you’re short on funds this is a good way to get some recognition. Here is his announcement below. Hey it’s Eric, popping in for a quick guest post. (Thanks Ashley!) Every holiday season, one of my New Year’s resolutions is [...]

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Getting the most out of your visit to Los Angeles

November 9, 2011

I get quite a few emails from people who are visiting Los Angeles and want to know how to get the most out of their trip in terms of advancing their screenwriting careers. I wrote a post on this very subject a little while ago, so check that out if you haven’t already read it: [...]

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Screenwriting Expo 2011

September 9, 2011

I’m going to be teaching a class at this years Screenwriting Expo. My class is called: Using technology to market your screenplay. I’m planning on demonstrating some of the methods I’ve used to market my screenplays. If you’re planning on attending this years Expo, please come out to my class. It’s Sunday September 18, 2011 [...]

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My appearance on Script Doctor Eric’s Scriptcast

August 1, 2011

A few weeks ago I was on Script Doctor Eric’s podcast called Scriptcast. If you would like to listen to it you can do so by going to this link: http://www.scriptdoctoreric.com/2011/06/subscribe-to-scriptcast-itunes.html You can also search the iTunes store for “Scriptcast” and then download the issues for free. I’m in episode 11. I had a really [...]

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Get your Short Film Script Produced by an Award Winning Director

July 25, 2011

Circalit Announces Free Short Film Competition. Award winning London director, Gabriel Bisset-Smith, will produce the winning script of a new screenwriting competition at Circalit. Bisset-Smith is best known as a writer on Channel 4′s ‘Skins’ and as the director/writer of the short film Thrush, which won the Tenderpixel Audience Award at Rushes Soho Shorts, the [...]

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Join my writer’s group

July 13, 2011

The writer’s group I’m in, The Deadline Junkies, currently has an opening. So if you live in the Los Angeles area and can commit to showing up every Tuesday evening you might consider applying to become a member. There are about 15 writers in the group. Each week three writers present about 25 pages (1/4 [...]

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I’m appearing on Script Doctor Eric’s UCLA radio broadcast tomorrow at 11am (PST)

April 21, 2011

Script Doctor Eric does a weekly podcast / radio show on UCLA radio about screen writing. He’s invited me to be a guest on the show tomorrow. If you’d like to listen you can hear us live at: www.uclaradio.com. We’ll be on from 11am until noon PST. We’ll be taking questions live on the air [...]

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