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Writing Your Screenplay

Tricks To Writing For A Micro Budget

This article was written by By Darren Coyle. I have written and directed a bunch of short films, and I’ve even gotten them into a few festivals where they received…

Writing Your Screenplay

The Future of Film – What kind of writer do you want to be?

This is a guest article by Alan Denman. What kinds of films will be watching in the next ten years? What kinds of films will our children be watching in…

Writing Your Screenplay

7 Signposts for Successful Screenwriting

This is a guest post by filmmaker Alan Denman. Alan is a British writer, director, producer and script consultant. He has taught screenwriting extensively in North America, the UK and…

Writing Your Screenplay

The Single Biggest Mistake That I See From New Writers: Their Concept is Not Marketable

One of the services I offer in my paid forum is reviewing log lines. One thing I’ve noticed from seeing so many log lines from beginning writers is that in…

Writing Your Screenplay

Analyzing Screenplays: What to Do After Reading

This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without…

Writing Your Screenplay

Don’t Forget to Write a Good Screenplay

While my site is all about marketing and selling your screenplay, you should most definitely not neglect the craft of screenwriting. The better your screenplay is, the easier it’s going…

Writing Your Screenplay

Screenwriting and IKEA – How to Embrace the Page One Rewrite

This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without…

Writing Your Screenplay

Drawing Conflict from Concept in Screenwriting

This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without…

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Screenplay format

I get a lot of questions about proper screenplay format. So I thought I’d write up a post which can help with the vast majority of these questions. In general,…

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…

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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
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  • 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.
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