• 10 Reasons Why Your Script Got Rejected by Mike John Lee - Whether it's a contest, an agency or management company, a production company or even a studio, one thing is the same all over; there's too many damn scripts. Go to Article |

• 6 Steps to a Good Low-Budget Movie Script by Bryon Blakey - Here is a list of things that low-budget screenwriters should consider. Go to Article |

• Be Careful Who You Pitch To - It's a constant fear among young writers: finally coming up with that million dollar idea, only to have it stolen by some mustache twirling producer, some back-stabbing friend, or even worse, some untalented hack of a writer. Go to Article |

• Beginning Screenwriting - Commit and Start Writing! by Andrew Michael Brown - A lot of people have a desire to write but just don't know where to begin. There are often unhelpful thoughts, ideas and feelings that plague us when we want to start a new regime or a new method of working Go to Article |

• Comic Book Scripts - Technical Tricks and Troubleshooting by Justin Zyduck - Do you have a story you want to develop as a comic book script? You might think the writing process would be the same as scripting movies, television, or plays, but the medium has very unique needs. Go to Article |

• How to Avoid the 'Fatal Coincidence' When Writing a Screenplay - There are a large number of pitfalls you can make as a screenwriter, but few are as glaring and as easy to avoid as the: 'Fatal Coincidence'. Go to Article |

• How to Find an Idea For a Screenplay by Michael Firth Rogan - Feel like you have a movie in your head but you're not sure how to get it out? Have a ton of uncompleted screenplays in your drawer that are just collecting dust? Positive you can be a rich screenwriter but not sure how to get started? Go to Article |

• HOW TO FIND WEAKNESSES IN YOUR SCRIPT by Don Bledsoe - The new screenwriter tends to have a love affair with his/her "baby." He's married to every word and nuance he's carefully scripted onto each page. Often, it reads more like a novel than a screenplay and usually it needs a serious rewrite. It's time to get a divorce. Go to Article |

• How to Plot a Film Script by Jake Rhodes - A lot of people have thought about how to plot a film script, but many simply don't have the basic down yet that they need to tell a good story. A movie worth watching will always tell a good story. Go to Article |

• PITCHING YOUR STORY IDEA OR SCRIPT TO HOLLYWOOD by Paris Anderson - If you have a script idea or a completed script that you would like to discuss with a certain producer or studio, the best method is by calling the producers production office. Chances are you will probably speak with a member of the producers staff. Normally a secretary or production assistant. Go to Article |

• Screenwriter's Guide to Success - Part 2 - The Market - A project's fate is usually determined in the first few moments of its creation. Success or failure often begins before the first word is committed to paper. Go to Article |

• Screenwriter's Guide to Success - Part 3 - High Concept and Logline - So you finally have representation, you've got your ear to the pavement and you know what's selling and what studios are looking for. So what's next? Welcome to the world of High Concept and Loglines. Go to Article |

• Screenwriter's Guide to Success Part 1 - Representation - It's tough doing this by yourself. I know. I've been there. You work on your stories for hours every day. The days turn into weeks. The weeks turn into months. And all this time you have no guarantee that ANYONE will ever see this new masterpiece. Go to Article |

• Scriptwriting - The Five Key Points of Story Structure by Jon Rhodes - One thing is true of all stories. They all have a beginning, middle and end. Film scripts typically run from 100 to 120 pages with each page representing about a minute of screen time. Go to Article |

• SO YOU WANT TO BE A MOVIE CRITIC by Tamika Johnson - So you want to be a movie critic? Who doesn’t. It is a great job to have. I mean if you love movies, then what better way to make a living then watching them and telling people what you think about the movie you just saw. Go to Article |

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