How To Know If Your Script Is A Blockbuster

Posted on August 21, 2010 11:15 PM by TW

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Jehoshua Eliashberg, Sam K. Hui, and John Zhang of the Wharton School of Economics have come up with a formula to analyze return based upon the screenplay. You can read about it here at NPR.org and even download the original paper.

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WHY HE WON’T READ YOUR F^(!ING SCRIPT

Posted on September 10, 2009 6:10 PM by TW

For anyone feeling rejected, Nikki Finke posts this terrific essay (originally published in the Village Voice) from screenwriter Josh Olson (“A History Of Violence”). Don’t just read the essay; look at the comments, too. Some important viewpoints.

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CLASSIC POSTS

Posted on August 16, 2009 9:04 PM by TW

You are reading classic posts on the Thinking Writer. Feel free to refresh the page or search the archives for more.

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Rest In Peace, Budd Schulberg

Posted on August 5, 2009 8:36 PM by TW

Writer and screenwriter – “On The Waterfront”; “What Makes Sammy Run”. See his obituary here.

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SCREENWRITING WIKI

Posted on July 10, 2009 11:19 AM by TW

Screenwriting WikiPlease visit and contribute to the Screenwriting Wiki. It takes a little learning to get used to posting and editing wiki posts, but the result is worth it. You will be building a long-term resource for screenwriters, created by and owned by screenwriters. The wiki includes articles on craft and the business, and essays on important produced screenplays from the perspective of the screenwriter.

NOTE: The ads placed on the site are put there by the web-hosting service to pay for hosting the site. Like this website, The Screenwriting Wiki is non-profit for those creating and contributing to it (including me).

Enough. Now go write.

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