Hello, everyone.  Another post on what you won’t learn in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes or even most screenwriting workshops.  The subject:  What do we think about readers?  This is a question that I hear from lots of the writers I work with.  Is it worth it to send your script out for coverage to hopefully […]

Hello, everyone.  I started this new conversation talking about marketing, and I’m looking for any insights that any of you can offer regarding selling screenplays in new and creative ways. Once again, these are not the normal topics you will be exposed to in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes or most screenwriting workshops.  That’s why these […]

Hello, everyone.  Let’s take a step back now from our exhaustive conversation about Hugo and think about marketing. You probably haven’t really had much guidance in this area in your screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes or screenwriting workshops you’ve attended. This current environment we’re in is exceptionally competitive and we need to figure out ways to […]

Hello, everyone.  I hope you enjoyed my last post relaying how Brian Selznick, the author of the book:  “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” responded to the screenplay by John Logan.  For those of you in screenwriting courses, screenwriting workshops or screenwriting classes, let me know your thoughts on Hugo.  It’s a great screenplay and we […]

Hello everyone.  We have gone into great depth lately discussing Hugo.  It has been something I could never do if I’d been teaching a screenwriting class, screenwriting course or even attempted something like this in one of private screenwriting workshops.  There just wouldn’t be the time. As a part of this analysis, I thought you’d […]

Hello, everyone.  We’ve been discussing Hugo, which won a slew of technical kudos at the Academy Awards but no creative ones.  It is a greatly admired film, beautifully directed by Martin Scorsese and we have spent some time pointing out its merits. If you remember from your screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes or even screenwriting workshops, […]

Hello, everyone.  We‘ve been discussing “Hugo,” and for many weeks have praised all the things this screenplay does right. Now we are exploring the problems with this story and analyzing why it doesn’t effect us more emotionally than it does. I wish in more screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes in college and elsewhere and even in […]

Hello, everyone.  I wanted to let all of you know our last post was honored as Best article Of The Week On The Web by the Philadelphia Script Fest, an online magazine and scriptwriting contest.  Pretty nice, huh?  Go to this link and check it out. www.ScreenplayFest.com If you guys really pay attention, you can […]

For all you newbies, these blog posts come from my Secrets of Screenwriting Group on Facebook.  Please join this group on FB, it’s free.  You will get much more from reading these posts than you would ever learn from a screenwriting workshop, screenwriting class or screenwriting course.  They come from years of experience as a […]

For those of you who are new to this blog, these posts come from my newsletter/blog on Facebook:  SECRETS OF SCREENWRITING GROUP.  Please go to FB and search for this group.  I send out a post every week-end on some aspect of screenwriting.  These posts are much more involved than anything you’d find in a […]