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Welcome to the Blog! This is the heart of our journey into selling a screenplay. Here you will find daily postings about the projects I am currently writing, rewriting and rewriting again. I'll explain my process and and the mechanics of screenwriting, incorporating all revisions into the samples located on the Projects page. But in addition to the writing, we'll delve into the business side of screenwriting and unravel the mysteries of writing query letters and developing pitches. Then when it's all put together, we'll set our marketing plan into action and see what kind of response we get. Hopefully, it won't necessitate a trip back to the drawing board.

But the blog isn't all work and no play. I'll be taking you to film festivals, workshops and pitch fests for an insider's looks at all the action behind the scenes. If you haven't attended one of these events in the past, this will be a good opportunity for you to understand how they work and what to expect when you get there. And you are going to attend, right? You're on a journey, after all.

The blog will also feature interviews with fellow screenwriters, actors, directors and producers, giving you valuable insight into what they've experienced and what they expect when working with writers. The blog will be an indispensible font of information for you as you begin the journey to sell your own screenplay. You can begin that journey right now by subscribing to the blog using the form below.

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So check out a blogcast and then get back to writing. Remember, the journey to a successful screenplay begins with a single keystroke.

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Day 305: Entered the Screencraft Horror Competition

It's the start of a new month and there is no better way to kick it off than by entering a screenplay contest. in this case, I entered Screencraft.org's Horror Competition with The Calling. What makes this entry particularly sweet is that I had to do some quick rewrites on the ending with only about 48 hours to go before the deadline. Those rewrites turned out to be fairly simple. In fact, simplicity was the key. My original ending had turned out to be too complicated and rea

Day 303: When The End Is Not The End

I'm kicking off the SWJ Writer's Retreat by tackling the ending of The Calling. Screencraft is holding a horror screenplay competition with the final deadline in two days. I've received mostly positive notes on The Calling, but the ending seems to be confusing for most readers. I think it's an issue of overwriting and making what should be a fairly simple wrap up far too complicated. I'm going to lose the time jump and let the story end on the final trip to the waterfall inst