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Writing 2-Pagers (the screenwriting docs that actually get your TV movie greenlit)
Two-pagers are a unique quirk of the TV movie business, but the lessons of these long synopses can help you crystallize any story.
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Lauren Greenwood
Read: SWATHE - A NonDē Short Film
In the future film landscape I'm dreaming of, there is full transparency. So, I'm sharing the entire process of my directorial debut, starting with the…
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Lauren Greenwood
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How I make my characters feel like people
The work of creating characters that feel like real people is one of screenwriting's great challenges. Every screenwriter has their methods, but here's…
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Lauren Greenwood
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How I Got My Screenwriting Agent
Ahhh the eternal question. Here I attempt to answer it by relating how I got my agent and giving you some advice about how you can work towards one too!
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Lauren Greenwood
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Here We Go Again: Writing the 2nd Draft
You’ve written your first draft... Now it’s time to "actually" start writing your screenplay. Here’s my process for writing the second draft.
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Lauren Greenwood
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20 Weeks to a Final Draft: FREE Program!
Are you trying to get a script finished but just can’t seem to adhere to your own deadlines? Let me help with that!
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Lauren Greenwood
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I held a human brain in my hands
Confronting my own mortality helped me become a more disciplined screenwriter. Here I share what I learned (so you don't need to hold one yourself).
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Lauren Greenwood
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Five Key Skills of Working Screenwriters
Sorry for clickbaity title, but in my experience, if you want to earn your living as a screenwriter, you must become an expert in at least these five…
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Lauren Greenwood
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Loglines: The Screenwriter’s Most Dreaded Sentence
I’m tearing the traditional approach to writing a logline down to the studs to help you create one that is actually going to sell people on your story.
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Lauren Greenwood
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People are Gonna Hate Your TV Movie
As any artist, you'll always encounter opinions about your work. But as a screenwriter for TV movies, a genre that people love to hate, you've got to…
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Lauren Greenwood
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Writing a TV Movie with 9 Act Structure
The 9 act structure is screenwriting's most nebulous creature. The little info you can find online is conflicting at best. Here is my attempt to clarify…
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Lauren Greenwood
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Can procrastination be progress?
Forget four letter words, for a working screenwriter, these five syllables make up the worst word in the English language. But must "procrastination…
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Lauren Greenwood
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