Categories 101 Beginner Kit 50 Character 27 Genre 11 Production 8 Structure 8 TV 34 The Life 45 Theme 10 Tone 1 Voice 6 Writer / Directors 22 TV, Voice The Screenwriting Life 10/9/25 TV, Voice The Screenwriting Life 10/9/25 266 | Emmy-Winner Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) on the Myth of the “Big Break” Read More Writer / Directors, Genre The Screenwriting Life 10/2/25 Writer / Directors, Genre The Screenwriting Life 10/2/25 265 | KPop Demon Hunters Directors: Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans on Balancing Heart, Humor & Music Read More The Life The Screenwriting Life 9/25/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 9/25/25 264 | Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend, Star Trek): Turning Writing Into a Job (and a Life) Read More 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 9/18/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 9/18/25 263 | Feature Film Story Engine Checklist: 8 Elements to Turn a Situation Into a Movie (REBROADCAST) Read More Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/12/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/12/25 Indie Film Craft 5 | How a Celebrity-Free Microbudget Feature Premiered at SXSW (ft. GG Hawkins) Read More Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/4/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/4/25 262 | Writing (and Directing) Intimate, Personal Films That Feel Cinematic (ft. Sorry, Baby's Eva Victor) Read More Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 8/28/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 8/28/25 Indie Film Craft 4 | How to Make Your Script Undeniable to an Indie Producer (ft. Julie Waters) Read More 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/21/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/21/25 261 | Clarity, Subtext, and Want vs. Need: Kaz Firpo on Crafting Great Screenplays Read More 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/14/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/14/25 260 | From Barf Draft to Next Draft: 5 Steps to Take Now Read More Character The Screenwriting Life 8/7/25 Character The Screenwriting Life 8/7/25 259 | Costume As Character: What (& What Not) To Include in Your Screenplay (ft. Courtney Hoffman) Read More TV The Screenwriting Life 7/31/25 TV The Screenwriting Life 7/31/25 258 | From Assistant to Executive Producer: Frida Perez on Co-Creating The Studio Read More The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/24/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/24/25 257 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 2 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/17/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/17/25 256 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 1 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 7/10/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 7/10/25 Indie Film Craft 3 | How to Get Life Rights As an Indie Filmmaker (and Make the Biopic Indie Audiences Actually Want) ft. The Bragg Brothers Read More 101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/3/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/3/25 255 | From Finalist to Staffed: How Austin Film Festival Helped Us Break In (ft. Sylvia Batey Alcalá & Mac Smullen) Read More 101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/26/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/26/25 254 | "I'm Stuck": What to Do When the Writing Just Isn't Working Read More 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 6/19/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 6/19/25 253 | Producing a Hit Studio Movie: What Writers Should Know ft. Sheila Hanahan Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines) Read More TV, Character The Screenwriting Life 6/12/25 TV, Character The Screenwriting Life 6/12/25 252 | Creating a Complex Protagonist with a Simple Goal ft. Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex) Read More The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/5/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/5/25 251 | Writing with Your Partner (in Life & Work): Joe Forte on Collaboration, Mentorship, & Creative Retreats Read More TV The Screenwriting Life 5/29/25 TV The Screenwriting Life 5/29/25 250 | Jac Schaeffer (WandaVision, Agatha All Along): Having a “Take” When Pitching on IP — or Anything Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
TV, Voice The Screenwriting Life 10/9/25 TV, Voice The Screenwriting Life 10/9/25 266 | Emmy-Winner Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) on the Myth of the “Big Break” Read More
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The Life The Screenwriting Life 9/25/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 9/25/25 264 | Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend, Star Trek): Turning Writing Into a Job (and a Life) Read More
101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 9/18/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 9/18/25 263 | Feature Film Story Engine Checklist: 8 Elements to Turn a Situation Into a Movie (REBROADCAST) Read More
Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/12/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/12/25 Indie Film Craft 5 | How a Celebrity-Free Microbudget Feature Premiered at SXSW (ft. GG Hawkins) Read More
Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/4/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 9/4/25 262 | Writing (and Directing) Intimate, Personal Films That Feel Cinematic (ft. Sorry, Baby's Eva Victor) Read More
Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 8/28/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 8/28/25 Indie Film Craft 4 | How to Make Your Script Undeniable to an Indie Producer (ft. Julie Waters) Read More
101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/21/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/21/25 261 | Clarity, Subtext, and Want vs. Need: Kaz Firpo on Crafting Great Screenplays Read More
101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/14/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 8/14/25 260 | From Barf Draft to Next Draft: 5 Steps to Take Now Read More
Character The Screenwriting Life 8/7/25 Character The Screenwriting Life 8/7/25 259 | Costume As Character: What (& What Not) To Include in Your Screenplay (ft. Courtney Hoffman) Read More
TV The Screenwriting Life 7/31/25 TV The Screenwriting Life 7/31/25 258 | From Assistant to Executive Producer: Frida Perez on Co-Creating The Studio Read More
The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/24/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/24/25 257 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 2 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More
The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/17/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/17/25 256 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 1 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More
Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 7/10/25 Writer / Directors The Screenwriting Life 7/10/25 Indie Film Craft 3 | How to Get Life Rights As an Indie Filmmaker (and Make the Biopic Indie Audiences Actually Want) ft. The Bragg Brothers Read More
101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/3/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 7/3/25 255 | From Finalist to Staffed: How Austin Film Festival Helped Us Break In (ft. Sylvia Batey Alcalá & Mac Smullen) Read More
101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/26/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/26/25 254 | "I'm Stuck": What to Do When the Writing Just Isn't Working Read More
101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 6/19/25 101 Beginner Kit The Screenwriting Life 6/19/25 253 | Producing a Hit Studio Movie: What Writers Should Know ft. Sheila Hanahan Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines) Read More
TV, Character The Screenwriting Life 6/12/25 TV, Character The Screenwriting Life 6/12/25 252 | Creating a Complex Protagonist with a Simple Goal ft. Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex) Read More
The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/5/25 The Life The Screenwriting Life 6/5/25 251 | Writing with Your Partner (in Life & Work): Joe Forte on Collaboration, Mentorship, & Creative Retreats Read More
TV The Screenwriting Life 5/29/25 TV The Screenwriting Life 5/29/25 250 | Jac Schaeffer (WandaVision, Agatha All Along): Having a “Take” When Pitching on IP — or Anything Read More
