What do you think of writing a screenplay for specific actors?
I got this question recently: “What do you think of writing a screenplay ‘for’ specific actors? I don’t mean actually planning, or even hoping, to cast those actors–only to help…
How long should my screenplay be?
I got this question recently: “I’m trying to determine what the appropriate length of a screen play should be. I’ve seen opinions that range from 120 pages to a few…
How can I sell my idea for a screenplay?
I get questions like this so I thought I’d post a reply for everyone to see: “I am not a scriptwriter but I have some good ideas for movies. How…
Do you have any questions about screen writing?
To keep this blog active I try and answer any and all questions that people send in to me. So if you have a question that hasn’t been answered on…
Breaking into the entertainment business as a screenwriter
I got this email the other day: Please excuse the length. I apologize. I just feel it’s very important for me to ask you about this. I’m a regular subscriber…
Reformatted your script to get the page length down
I got this question recently: “My script is around 125 pages. Should I adjust the margins in Final Draft so that I get the length down to a more manageable…
Can you evaluate the first 20 pages of my screenplay?
I got this questions recently: “I’ve written 20 pages of a screenplay. Would someone accept just twenty pages? I just want someone to read what I’ve got and tell me…
Production companies are telling me they do not take unsolicted material
I got this question recently: “I bought the Hollywood Directory and wrote to 100 producers, none of them asked for my story because they do not accept unsolicited material. How…
Is it bad form to send multiple query letters to agents within the same company?
I got this question recently: “Is it bad form to send multiple query letters to agents within the same company?” I posed this question to Script Doctor Eric who has…
Hiring an agency to represent you and your screenplays
I got this email recently: I have a full time job as a writer for trade magazines, but these publications are always looking for contributed content — which is obviously…