Screenwriting blog
- How to Know If Your Movie Idea Is Good Enough to Write: You have an idea. Here is how to test whether it can carry a feature before you spend months on it.
- How Long Does It Take to Write Your First Screenplay?: Most first-time writers finish a first draft in a few months. What speeds it up and what slows it down.
- What Should My First Screenplay Be About?: So you want to write a movie. How to choose a first story you can actually finish.
- How to Start Screenwriting With No Experience: The first steps for writers starting from zero: format, reading scripts and writing pages.
- Screenwriter vs Director: What’s the Difference?: A screenwriter writes the script. A director brings it to the screen. Where the two jobs meet.
- Screenplay vs Script vs Treatment: What’s the Difference?: Three words writers use interchangeably, and what each one actually means.
- What Does a Screenplay Look Like?: A beginner’s guide to screenplay format, structure and style.
- Is Screenwriting a Real Job You Can Make Money From?: How working screenwriters earn a living, and what the path usually looks like.
- What Does a Screenwriter Actually Do Day to Day?: Less typing than you’d think. The real working week of a screenwriter.
- What Are the 3 C’s of Screenwriting?: Character, conflict and change: a quick check for any scene or script.
- Screenwriting vs Scriptwriting: What’s the Difference?: Two words, one craft. How the terms differ and when each is used.
- How Long Is a Script for a 2-Hour Movie?: Pages, minutes and why the one-page-per-minute rule works.
- How Much Do Screenwriters Make?: How screenwriters are paid, from Guild minimums to option deals.
- What Percent of Movies Are Original Screenplays?: Originals, adaptations and sequels, and what it means for your spec.
- How Many Scenes Are in a 2-Hour Movie?: Typical scene counts and why they vary by genre.
- Are Screenwriters in High Demand?: Plenty of content, very few open jobs. What that means for new writers.
- What Are the Three Types of Film?: Narrative, documentary and experimental, and where animation fits.
- What Are the 11 Super Genres in Screenwriting?: A quick guide to one widely used genre framework.
- Is 130 Pages Too Long for a Screenplay?: Why spec scripts should usually come in under 120 pages.
- 5 Tips to Turn Your Story Idea Into a Screenplay: From a loose idea to pages you can actually write.
- Common Screenplay Mistakes and How to Fix Them: The problems readers see most often, with quick fixes.
- Is the First Draft of a Screenplay Always Bad?: Why rough first drafts are normal, and what to do next.
- Is Screenwriting a Skill You Can Learn?: Talent helps. Craft is what gets scripts finished.
- Is Screenwriting Difficult?: What makes it hard, and what makes it easier.
- Can Anyone Write a Screenplay?: Yes. Here is what you need to get started.
- Screenwriting vs Writing a Book: How the two forms differ in length, style and process.
- Is Scriptwriting a Good Job?: Pay, lifestyle and the realities of writing for a living.