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Screenwriting Resources

From Dream to Screen workshop with Alan Denman

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…

Screenwriting FAQ

Submitting your material to production companies

I got these questions recently: “I have 115 page completed, professional script that I want to pitch, however 1) should the query letter be on an entertainment lawyers letterhead, 2)…

Screenwriting Resources

Storming Sedalia on Kickstarter

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…

Screenwriting FAQ

What does it mean when I get the comment “my screenplay was overwritten”?

I got this question recently: “An agent recently read my screenplay and gave me the comment: It’s overwritten. What does that mean?” Without actually seeing your screenplay it’s hard to…

Selling Your Screenplay Tips

How to option your screenplay using email and fax blasts

I recently optioned my baseball screenplay (co-written with Nathan Ives), The Unnatural, to Andrew Lauren Productions. You can read the announcement here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/squid-whale-producer-options-baseball-267184. A few people have asked me how…

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 535 – The Ladybug Effect With Greg Porper

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 535 – The Ladybug Effect With Greg Porper (transcript)

Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode 534 – Disney, James Cameron and Animation with Pietro Schito

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 534 – Disney, James Cameron and Animation with Pietro Schito (transcript)