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How I Sold The Very First Screenplay I Ever Wrote – And How You Can Avoid The Same Fate

They say you’ll never sell your very first screenplay. Here’s how I sold mine, step by step, and why you probably shouldn’t do exactly what I did.

Who Owns The Rights To Your Screenplay Rewrites?

If you option your screenplay, there may be rewriters. Who holds the rights to those rewrites if the option falls through?

Can Kickstarter Take This Doc To The Oscars?

The indie documentary Dying to do Letterman follows funny man Steve Mazan as he simultaneously battles liver cancer and chases a larger-than-life dream: performing stand-up comedy on David Letterman’s show — while he’s still got time.

Crowdfunding for Film – Think Like A Marketer And Increase Conversions

We’ve seen plenty written on the filmmaker’s experience in crowdfunding. But what’s it like from the backer’s point of view?

Writing Screenplay Description With Personal Style

All the stuff that made your fiction writing awesome, all the flowery language, the detailed descriptions, and lengthy internal dialogues are anathema to the script. So where’s your voice?