Monthly Archives: March 2005

WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE?

Posted on March 29, 2005 10:38 PM by TW

Trev asks: How do you feel choice of subject matter influences commercial success. Do you think Hollywood is more interested in another LETHAL WEAPON or SCREAM 3 rather than another AMERICAN BEAUTY? If you were starting out–what genre would you … Continue reading →

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COMPETING WITH JUNK

Posted on March 26, 2005 7:23 PM by TW

In commenting on another post, Mark (last name unknown) shared with us that he is eight years out of a UCLA MFA in screenwriting, has a large body of scripts and has four of them currently in the market. He … Continue reading →

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WRITING WITH A PARTNER

Posted on March 23, 2005 6:06 PM by TW

I hear a million horror stories about writing with partners. I’ve written both alone and with partners. Sometimes the partnerships worked. Sometimes they did not. I like writing alone, but there is something about writing with the right partner that … Continue reading →

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Remember “Separated Rights”?

Posted on March 21, 2005 1:30 PM by TW

In a recent post, I mentioned “separated rights” and said I’d explain them soon. Well, those rascals at The Artful Writer beat me to it. Here is an excellent explanation of separated rights. I would add that one of the … Continue reading →

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“…BUT IS IT A MOVIE?”

Posted on March 17, 2005 9:53 PM by TW

What does that mean, “Is it a movie?” We hear it in pitch meetings, from producers and agents, really all over the place. It is a Sword of Damocles used to fend of approaching concepts. The question isn’t really even … Continue reading →

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