Check out my interview!
Just going to keep this short! A few weeks ago, I was honored to be interviewed by screenwriter Paul Ziedman. I talk a little bit about my screenwriting journey and how it led me to become a script consultant. I even offer a few tips! Enjoy! (Also guess my favorite type of pie.)
Big Pit and Rock Bottom
The last third part of the second act is going to be the most important part of your script. During this point, your protagonist has been through a challenging journey and the stakes have never been higher. Depending on the length of the script, your Big Pit and Rock Bottom beats are either going to […]
Flashbacks: Should you use them?
Sometimes when you’re writing a script, there are times when we want to know more about a characters background or see an event that happened prior to what happened before the story begins. Flashbacks, in my opinion, are nice as long as there is conflict and drives the plot forward. Depending on the film, sometimes […]
Setting your writing Goals for 2022
Happy new year writers! If you haven’t set any goals for the new year, never fear! There’s plenty of time! Whether it’s sending your script out into the industry or working on a new script, it’s important to set writing goals. At first, it might look hard, but the reality is, it isn’t! Just as […]
Dealing with Rejection
Let’s say you’ve been working on your script for a while, going through various drafts and by your hundredth draft, you decide to submit your script to a screenwriting contest, only to find out later that your script didn’t place. I get it. Rejection sucks. It happens to everyone, including me. Ironic right? Sometimes when […]
Updates on services
it’s been a while since my latest blog, but I’ve been making some huge changes to my services. In the past, I’ve noticed that clients have been wanting full coverage on their scripts compared to basic coverage. So, when you’re looking for feedback on a script, you’ll know your script is in good hands and […]
The Midpoint or One Hour Turning Point
About an hour into your film things get real. During the midpoint, or One Hour Turning Point, the protagonist begins to change, but has a false victory. At the same time, the antagonist raises the stakes. There’s a few different ways of how you can set the midpoint up, there’s the false ending and the […]
Introducing your Character
The most important thing you need to do is introduce your character, and get your audience hooked onto them as early as you can! Let’s take a look at the following example. INT. PENTHOUSE – NIGHT GREG, 40s, wearing a suit, enters the room, and hangs his jacket on the coat rack. He heads over […]
Why Character Development is Important
Believe it or not, almost every film has character development. But why is it so important? Audiences want to watch a film where they can easily relate to the protagonist on screen and root for them early on prior to the inciting incident. For example, in Mean Girls, we’re introduced to a protagonist who is […]
Screenwriting Contest Red Flags
So you just finished your script and wrote countless edits to your project. Now what? There’s so many options out there for you to get your script seen, so nothings better than sending it to a screenwriting contest. But before you do, keep an eye out for these “Red Flags”. They claim they’re the #1 […]