How to Write a Query Letter
A query letter is a letter or email – usually unsolicited – that screenwriters send to agents, managers, and producers to entice them into reading their scripts. If I had a nickel for every bad query...
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Logline Friday is a FREE online contest to help you practice condensing your screenplay into 140 characters every Friday. Not sure what I mean by “logline?” Check out this list of Logline Friday...
View ArticleLogline Friday Winner – June 4th, 2010
Without further ado, the Logline Friday winner for June 4th, 2010 is…Levan Hines a.k.a. @FinalDraftJunki! @FinalDraftJunki – “Heavenly Decent” – Angels go on strike and, descend on earth to find jobs...
View ArticleLogline Friday Winner – September 10th
And the winner of Logline Friday for September 10th, 2010 is… Anthony Filangeri! What happens when two high school girls like the same boy? A) Catfight. B) House fire. C) Cold blooded murder. D) All...
View ArticleLogline Friday Winner – January 14th
And the Logline Friday winner for Friday, January 14th is… Rich Sheehy! First and Goal – Two NFL coaches (former teammates turned bitter enemies – think Ryan and Belechick), must figure out a way to...
View ArticleLogline Friday is Back! Sort of…
On this Friday’s episode of Scriptcast Matt and I will be talking loglines and query letters. We’ll talk about what works, what doesn’t work, and how to improve them. Also, one lucky logline writer...
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A query letter is a letter or email – usually unsolicited – that screenwriters send to agents, managers, and producers to entice them into reading their scripts. If I had a nickel for every bad query...
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**Update! The episode is now up on iTunes!Check out the post How to Subscribe to Scriptcast on iTunes or go to the Scriptcast HomepageIt’s episode #10! Matt and I are very excited to announce that...
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**Update – Listen to this episode of Scriptcast by going to:Scriptcast 29: Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer** Matt and I are excited to announce that Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer – writers of THE...
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As screenwriters, it’s always a good idea to keep up with the newly released films, if for no other reason, so you don’t write a movie that just came out in the theater. Plus, there is much to learn...
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Those of you who listened to last Friday’s Scriptcast heard us review a few loglines. Thanks so much for sending them in. Unfortunately, during the show we were not able to access Twitter, and thus,...
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In this episode of Scriptcast (a screenwriting podcast) Matt and Eric are joined by Adam Strange to discuss the pros and cons of screenwriting groups… Music: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” – Traditional...
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Thanks to everyone who submitted a “Best of 2012” list for the Great Movie Challenge of 2012 As we approach the Oscars, it’s time to start posting the lists! To kick off the postings is a list from...
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There were a number of excellent loglines this week. A big THANK YOU* to everyone who submitted one, two, or three loglines. But the winner of Logline Friday for February 8th, 2013 is… Rustin Niles!...
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Here’s a post from Phillip Mottaz, whose wonderful blog phillipmottaz.wordpress.com is a candid and fun exploration of what it’s like to be a screenwriter and stay-at-home dad. Even though the post...
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I know, this isn’t much of a new post, but I wanted to let everyone know that we’ve set up a specific page dedicated to our screenwriting podcast, Scriptcast. www.scriptdoctoreric.com/scriptcast Yes,...
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