Aug 102 Critical Things Most Screenwriters Are Missing About AIArticles on AI are running thick and fast right now, so I forgive that little sigh you made when you saw the title for this one pop-up. If, as a screenwriter, you have time for one blog on the subject however, please make it this one, because I feel it’s time for a little balance and realism before many writers realise it’s too late to change their approach and find themselves rapidly left behind.Screenwriting17 min readScreenwriting17 min read
Apr 3, 2021Is Script Revolution the Best Kept Secret in Screenwriting?The day I found the inspiration to go ahead and create a free script hosting website was July 4th 2016, US Independence Day. I originally conceptualised the term “revolution” as a reference to how the site would allow screenwriters to promote their material in a way never seen before. Who…Screenwriting6 min readScreenwriting6 min read
Feb 23, 2021Member-onlyYou Don’t Need a Revival, You Need to Move With the Times.I’m, as of time of writing, 41 years old with an emphasis on the old. When I was a kid, I was exposed to the American New Wave films of the 70’s via rented video tape and, as I moved into my teens, the Independent Cinema Movement of the 90’s…Screenwriting9 min readScreenwriting9 min read
Jan 19, 2021Member-onlyLeaping Into ScriptHop ; How the “Packet” Might Just Change EverythingIf you’ve added a script listing to Script Revolution in the past few months, you’ll have likely noticed that you have the option to add a link to what’s called a ScriptHop Packet and you may have noticed my listing for Blueberry Special includes one. So what’s the deal? Why…Screenwriting7 min readScreenwriting7 min read
Dec 22, 2020Member-onlyA Plan to Succeed in Screenwriting in 2021Around this time last year, I published the blog “A Plan to Succeed in Screenwriting in 2020”. I wanted to revisit this with all I have learned in the previous twelve months. Therefore, this is the same document redrafted with some new reflections. 2020 has been a strange year to…Screenwriting19 min readScreenwriting19 min read
Nov 18, 2020Member-only“Break Even” Releases Dec 1st — Here’s Five Things I’ve Learned From Writing My First Feature FilmSo, I’m in a weird but exciting place right now. A feature film I’ve written is set for release in North American very shortly. It’s going to be stocked in Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon to buy on DVD and available on multiple streaming platforms. …Screenwriting8 min readScreenwriting8 min read
Aug 16, 2020How to Spot Fake Screenwriting GurusIf you know me, you know I rarely have a good word to say about screenwriting gurus. In fact, in the eight years I’ve been screenwriting, I’ve made many an enemy of these self proclaimed experts. I don’t actually hate them. I know some very respected consultants working for the…Screenwriting10 min readScreenwriting10 min read
Aug 4, 2020Member-onlyPrewrite; Finally, Screenwriting Software That Puts Story First.As someone who’s becoming somewhat seen as an opinion leader within the break-in screenwriting world, I get approached by people all the time asking me to judge their competition entries, read their books, and try out their software. I almost always say no because their business operation is often predatory…Writing12 min readWriting12 min read
Jul 6, 2020Member-only3 Alternatives to Final Draft Every Screenwriter Should Have On Their RadarYes, we all know the rehearsed phrase by now, “Final Draft is the industry standard!”, an axiom it seems many screenwriters feel obliged to screech at anyone who dares ask what the best piece of software is to turn our day-dreaming into a full fleshed out, Hollywood ready, screenplay. …Screenwriting11 min readScreenwriting11 min read
May 20, 2020Member-onlyBeware Screenwriting QuicksandSomething I see every day that really pains me are screenwriters walking into the equivalent of career quicksand. I see this happening on various stages of writer’s journeys and sometimes they aren’t so much aimlessly wandering into trouble as gleefully diving right in to thunderous applause. Sometimes they are pushed…Screenwriting19 min readScreenwriting19 min read
