Should I move to Los Angeles to purse my dream of becoming a screenwriter?
I got this question recently: “Hi there. Do you think it’s worth it for a 20-year-old like me, to move from my country, Portugal, to Los Angeles or somewhere close,…
Taking deferred pay for your screenplay
I got this question recently: “If you have no street credit in writing, much less Hollywood, but you think you got a great movie that can be made on the…
Query letter response – What does the producer really mean?
I got this question recently: “I let industry pros read my work. They always say I’m a good writer and that they enjoy reading my work, but they never offer…
The Black List
“The Black List” is an annual list of the most popular unproduced screenplays as voted on by Hollywood insiders. If you haven’t heard about it /film did a good write…
Query letter success story
I got this email recently: I read your How to Sell Your Screenplay (in a nutshell) post, then sent out three (email) queries, and got a response from a major…
Rushlights
I recently sold a spec script called Rushlights (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1536437/). Rushlights is being produced and directed by Antoni Stutz. It stars Josh Henderson, Haley Webb, Aidan Quinn, and Beau Bridges. Rushlights…
Winners of the 2010 SellingYourScreenplay.com screenplay competition
A big congratulation goes out to the winners of the 2010 SellingYourScreenplay.com screenplay competition. Competition was fierce as we had hundreds of entries. Unfortunately everyone can’t be a winner. Please…
WGA registrations and copyrights by non US citizens
I got this question recently: “I’m trying to seek advice on registering my screenplay. I live in Australia and have just completed a first draft. The story is based in…
Free screenwriting conference call with Steve Kaplan
Someone forwarded me this bit of information about a free screenwriting conference call that’s taking place this Sunday (November 8th 2009). Since it’s free it seems like there’s not a…
Entering screenplay competitions
Update 2012-02-29 I’ve written an update to this post which can be found here: The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. I got this question recently: “What do you think of script…