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Letter from the Editor On Script's site this week, our family of contributors shares advice on filmmaking, film festivals, avoiding overdone gimmicks, and more! If you're in the NYC area, please consider coming to Writer's Digest Conference next week! I'll be there, teaching screenwriting sessions, and networking with novelists, agents, and speakers. If you ever wanted to adapt your script to a novel, WDC is the perfect opportunity to learn how the publishing industry works! Now get writing! Jeanne  Read More... MEET THE READER: Into the Sunset – Screenwriting Gimmicks Out of either lack of knowledge, lack of experience, lack of confidence, or (sometimes) laziness, they will take a shortcut to create an effect rather than do the work to create the real thing. Ray Morton highlights some of those screenwriting gimmicks you should avoid. Read More... SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Actor Turned Writer/Director Cal Barnes Talks About His Latest Feature, The Astrid Experience Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer/director (and actor) Cal Barnes about his move from Oregon to Los Angeles, what he did when he arrived, and how he's been able to get himself into a position to write and direct a feature film. Read More... INTERVIEW: Andrea Berloff, Writer/Director of The Kitchen Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Andrea Berloff, discusses directing and writing the graphic-novel adaptation, The Kitchen, starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss. Read More... Filmmaker Rodney Evans Discusses His New Documentary Vision Portraits Filmmaker Rodney Evans discusses his deeply personal feature-length documentary exploring how his loss of vision may impact his creative future, and what it means to be a blind or visually-impaired creative artist. Read More... Screenwriters University Course: Powerful Endings to Hook Your Reader Write as you learn in this unique course that provides instruction, tips, online discussion, and relevant homework assignments, including an evaluation of pages from your ending. Examples from a wide variety of classic, popular, and highly acclaimed screenplays will be used to clarify principles and techniques as you design and write your powerful ending. Learn More... On-Demand Webinars Listen to on-demand screenwriting webinars right now from the comfort of your home! Make learning easy. Browse our on-demand webinars today! Download Today... Join WDC in NYC! New Screenwriting Track! At Writer's Digest Conference, we have a screenwriting track! Learn about the realities of Hollywood, writing a great logline and synopsis, how to navigate without an agent and more! Come to NYC next week and join the fun! Register Today... 10 Best Movies With Writers and About Writing Here are Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer’s list of the 10 best movies with writers and about writing. Grab a bag of popcorn and get ready for some writing-related binge watching. Read More... Real Artists Reflects Real World Storytelling of Cameo Wood Cheryl Laughlin talks with writer-director-producer Cameo Wood about Emmy-winning sci-fi short Real Artists (2017) and Coven Film Fest in San Francisco in January. Read More... SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Writer/Director William McGregor Talks About His Latest Horror Feature, Gwen Ashley Scott Meyers talks with William McGregor about his career and how he progressed from writing and directing shorts, to commercials, to television, and feature films. We also explore his latest horror film, Gwen. Read More... Free Screenwriting Resources If you’re looking for FREE screenwriting tips and advice to help kick-start your writing career, then you’ll love our vast selection of free downloads from the experts. From learning how to write a script the right way to how to beat writer’s block, you’ll find something that will help you increase your chances of success! Download Now... Jeanne Veillette Bowerman Jeanne is the Editor of Script, Senior Editor at Writer’s Digest, and co-founder of Twitter’s #scriptchat and @WritersStrong. Her screenplays, including the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, were selected as Top 25 Tracking Board Launch Pad, CSExpo Finalist, Second Round Sundance Episodic Lab, and PAGE Awards TV Drama Finalist. Twitter @jeannevb Script an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

. A Special Offer from our Trusted Partner PRESENTING THE BIGGEST LAUNCH PAD COMPETITION TO DATE The competition that has led to more signings, sales and bidding wars than any other competition on the market is set to bring you our biggest and best for this year’s 2019 LAUNCH PAD FEATURE COMPETITION. Joining our elite judging pool that already includes UTA, Verve, Paramount Players, Circle of Confusion, Good Fear, New Regency, Lee Stobby Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, Mandeville, John Goldwyn Productions, Mandalay Pictures, Writ Large, Zoic Studios, Echo Lake, Prime Universe, Artillery Creative, Zero Gravity, Innisfree, Bad Idea Pictures, and Smart Entertainment amongst others will be… GUARANTEED OPTION PARTNER ROY LEE of VERTIGO ENTERTAINMENT  GUARANTEED SIGNING PARTNER LIT ENTERTAINMENT and LAUNCH PAD MENTORS CHAD & CAREY W. HAYES, SURJ DAS AND DAVID RABINOWITZ Enter by August 26th We are thrilled to announce our exclusive guaranteed option partner for the 2019 Launch Pad Feature Competition is Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment. One of the most successful producers in the industry, Lee and his Vertigo Entertainment have steered a number of the largest grossing franchises of all time, including everything from THE RING, THE GRUDGE, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, THE LEGO MOVIE, IT, and GODZILLA, as well as television series like BATES MOTEL, THE EXORCIST and THE STAND, amongst others.  His projects have gone on to receive a number of Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA nominations and awards, and his films have grossed more than $1.5 billion worldwide. Lee is currently in development on multiple Launch Pad Alum projects, as well as the upcoming films DOCTOR SLEEP, NIMONA and MINECRAFT, amongst others. As in previous competitions, our guaranteed option partner will select a minimum of 1 project from this year’s competition to option. To be eligible for the guaranteed option prize, all entrants MUST select the “Guaranteed Option” add-on at time of sign up. To continue the Launch Pad’s long tradition of helping writers to gain representation, with more than 415 signings to date, we are proud to announce this year’s Guaranteed Signing Partner as none other than Adam Kolbrenner’s newly-minted Lit Entertainment Group.   A partner and judge since the first LP Competition, Kolbrenner is one of the most successful managers ever on the spec market, and he and his previous company Madhouse Entertainment have signed more than a dozen Launch Pad writers in the past six years. They have not only seen their clients set up some of the largest projects across town, but have consistently landed them at the top of the annual best-of lists.  Lit Entertainment’s clients have written projects such as CAPTAIN MARVEL, PRISONERS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, NOW YOU SEE ME, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, FIRST MAN, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, CREED II, POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU, FIVE FEET APART, THE JUNGLE BOOK, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE, and the upcoming FREE GUY, TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, TOP GUN: MAVERICK, THE ADDAMS FAMILY and SCOOB, amongst others.  As in previous competitions, our guaranteed signing partner will select a minimum of 1 writer from this year’s competition to represent. To be eligible for the guaranteed signing prize, all entrants MUST select the “Guaranteed Signing” add-on at time of sign up. Over the years, we have found that one of the most effective ways to help talented new writers take that first step into industry success is by working closely with experienced writers who have already broken in. That is why the Launch Pad is proud to offer exclusive mentorship opportunities for our writers to learn from those who have navigated those difficult waters before and have firsthand knowledge of the rarified air of the industry.  Our first mentors this year are identical twin brothers Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes, mainstays of feature film writing since 2005, having written such films as HOUSE OF WAX, WHITE OUT and THE REAPING before creating THE CONJURING Franchise for Warner Brothers. They are currently working on a prequel to THE OMEN for Fox, a prequel to DIE HARD, a remake of THE ENTITY, and scripts for Sony, Mark Gordon’s eOne Entertainment, Universal/Amblin and more.  In addition, we are proud to welcome back Launch Pad Alum Surj Das as a mentor for this year’s competition. Das’ script THE CONFECTION CONNECTION took the top spot in our 2017 Launch Pad Feaature Competition, which led to his being signed by UTA and Romark Entertainment, and seeing Ed Helms and his Pacific Electric Company board the film. He followed that up by landing on the 2018 Young & Hungry List and Hit List, and is now currently in development on multiple studio projects, including an untitled project for Sony Pictures.  Last but certainly not least, we are also thrilled to announce that David Rabinowitz, the Academy Award-winning co-writer and co-producer of the Spike Lee film BLACKKKLANSMAN will be on board as a mentor for this year’s competition. He got his start working as a multimedia producer for the Wall Street Journal and since, he’s worked as a freelance video editor, motion graphics artist, and screenwriter. He and his writing partner Charlie Wachtel are currently penning an action-thriller called THACHER ISLAND for Berlanti Productions, which is an adaptation of the book Animal by NY Times bestselling author Casey Sherman. The final deadline is August 26th at 11:59 PM PST. CLICK HERE TO ENTER TODAY!

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How I Got Out of My Writing Rut (and You Can Too) In this week's screenwriting tip, Rebecca Norris reveals how she got out of her writing rut and encourages other writers to shake things up and reinvigorate the process. At Writer's Digest Conference, we have a screenwriting track! Learn about the realities of Hollywood, writing a great logline and synopsis, how to navigate without an agent and more! Come to NYC next week and join the fun! Read More... By: Rebecca Norris I’ll admit it: I’ve been in a writing rut. That’s not to say I haven’t been writing. That’s writer’s block. I have been writing, but I haven’t been 100% sure why I’m writing what I’m writing or what I’m even really writing about. I’ve started scripts lately and then just haven’t had the desire to see them through. Perhaps you’ve been in my shoes yourself? Read More... Jeanne Veillette Bowerman Jeanne is the Editor-in-Chief of Script, Senior Editor at Writer’s Digest, and co-founder of Twitter’s #scriptchat and @WritersStrong. Her screenplays, including the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, were selected as Top 25 Tracking Board Launch Pad, CSExpo Finalist, Second Round Sundance Episodic Lab, and PAGE Awards TV Drama Finalist. Twitter @jeannevb Script an Active Interest Media company 5720 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, CO 80301

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