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Screenwriting FAQ

The production company is telling me they will only accept submissions through an agent

I got this question recently: “Every time I contact a producer, they tell me to have an agent send them my material. Is this really true? Do I have to…

Screenwriting FAQ

I’ve finished my screenplay and have some meetings set up, what is the next step?

I got this question recently: “We finished what we think is an awesome screenplay. We’ve passed it to a couple of industry people and have been set up to speak…

Screenwriting FAQ

How to get your novel turned into a movie

I got this question recently: “I own the rights to a novel of great, although lesser known, historical figure. I think this person’s life would make a great movie. How…

Screenwriting Resources

Screenwriting Expo 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…

Writing Your Screenplay

I think someone stole my story idea!

I got this question recently: “Years ago I took a screenwriting class at a community college. I wrote a synopsis and 30 pages of my screenplay. As students of the…

SYS Services to Help Screenwriters

  • SYSs Six-Figure Screenplay Contest
  • SYS's Script Analysis Service
  • SYS's From Concept to Completion Screenwriting Course

Screenplay Contests:

  • SYS's Six-Figure Screenplay Contest
  • Wondering which contests to enter? Check out our list of recommended screenplay contests.

The Budget List

  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2024
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2023
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2022
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2021
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2020
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2019
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2018
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2017

Ashley Scott Meyers’ Films

  • Man Overboard
  • The Pinch
  • The Rideshare Killer

Everything You Need To Know To Sell Your Screenplay

  • Selling Your Screenplay (in a nutshell)
  • How do you protect your work? Screenplay copyrights and WGA registration
  • Writing A Screenplay Logline
  • How to write a professional query letter for your screenplay
  • Building a Database of Agents, Managers and Producers
  • Sending Your Screenplay Query Letter to Your Database of Contacts
  • What to Expect From Your Query Letters
  • How do you get an agent for your screenplay? (And why you don’t need one!)
  • Looking for a script consultant?
  • Questions about Screenplay format?
  • Screenwriting Classes
  • Read screenplays for free in our Screenplay Library.
  • Does any of this really work? Yes! check out our success stories.

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Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode – 539 From Lawyer To Writer with Vincent Scarsella

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode – 539 From Lawyer To Writer with Vincent Scarsella (transcript)

Contest

SYS’s Six-Figure Screenplay Contest 2025: Winner/Finalist Announcement

Contest

SYS’s Six-Figure Screenplay Contest 2025: Semi Finalists Announcement