Writing an effective hook at the start of a screenplay is essential for capturing the attention of your audience and setting the tone for the entire story.

Here’s 9 hooks elements to start your screenplay: a quick and incomplete guide on how to immediately engage readers and keep them invested:

Let’s talk about what value changes are, go through some examples and then get into the practical application of this concept.

The Ticking Clock is a classic literary device used by writers to inject their narratives with urgency, tension, and suspense. You might also know this device by another name: Hitchcock’s Bomb Theory

There are SO MANY THINGS I could talk about when it comes to exposition - and believe me, I’ll get there, but before I can get too far, I need to be sure you understand the foundations.

Let’s start with the basics:

Crafting a bio can feel like squeezing into the perfect parking spot… except you have to parallel park, your car is too big, everyone is watching and oh god did you just hit that Mercedes!?

Let’s cut through the crap and give you the tools you need to succeed.

As streamers are increasingly re-integrating advertising into their business models, a return to stronger, more traditional act breaks feels imminent.

Isn’t it in your best interest as a writer to keep your audience hooked so they’ll return after a commercial break?

It certainly is if you want to keep your job!

In an ideal world, your act break will leave an audience hanging on the edge of their seats, desperate for the next part of your story.

So instead of lecturing you this week, I’m going to lead by example 😉

If you’re desperately seeking permission to take a load off, this is it:

Experts argue that our most significant breakthroughs often emerge when we step away from our desks.

People love to copyright & register scripts with the WGA. 

Writers feel like it protects them and makes them look more professional,

But the truth is…

If you’ve never sent on your script to a professional before…

You will definitely benefit from knowing how to send your script in a professional and polished manner on your own.

Read how, here.

Last week someone reached out in my Suggestions/Article Requests and asked: what keeps me going?

I’d love to do a longer post and give this topic the time it truly deserves, but for now I figure I’d give a boost to a TED talk I wish everyone in the film industry could see.

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I GENUINELY want to know!

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Here are some networking tips you might find helpful for your batshit insane choice to try to work in the Entertainment Industry.

I’m gonna get some flack for number 11.

While I’ve only been working with a literary manager for a short period of time, I’ve already learned a significant amount. I’ve distilled the main points in this article to help you gain insight into this rather mysterious profession.

Late last year I started the habit of writing one article every week for my website.

Last week, I didn’t pull through.

I started a new part-time job, I was pushing myself too hard on my new years resolutions and the tiny cold I had been fighting bloomed into a full blown flu replete with body aches, complete lack of energy, and copious amounts of mucous production.

I’m still assessing the year before and sorting out how to tackle the year ahead.

I encourage you to do the same. “The unexamined life is not worth living,” after all.

The Seinfeld Method, derived from the famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld, is a simple yet highly effective strategy for maintaining consistency in any activity, particularly in creative fields like screenwriting. Its beauty lies in its simplicity and psychological effectiveness. Here’s a closer look at what it is and how to use it.

Everyone seems to be scrambling for last minute presents this time of year, so I put together a list of gifts perfect for the screenwriter in your life… Even if that screenwriter is you 😉