Monday Morning Editor Picks: SALES on Screenwriting Resources!

If you’re anything like me, you’re waiting until the last second to do your holiday shopping, all while digging through websites looking for discount codes to get a bargain. TOMORROW…

If you're anything like me, you're waiting until the last second to do your holiday shopping, all while digging through websites looking for discount codes to get a bargain.

TOMORROW (12/17/13) The Writers Store has its last day for ground shipping before Santa's December 25th deadline! To get 20% OFF coupon (only good until 12/17/13), use code - LASTSHIP13 (excluding sale items).

If you miss that code deadline, there's still time to save with code HOLIDAY15 for 15% OFF until December 31, 2013 (excluding sale items)!

Now, what should you put in your cart? How about one of these goodies:

1. Any of our On Demand screenwriting webinars. It's knowledge in an instant. Immediately after your purchase, you'll be listening to our screenwriting experts deliver the information you need for success.

2. The best time to purchase high-end software, like Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling, is when you can get them on a discount! If you have interest in being your own producer, these products will save you critical pre-production time.

Then there are some great bundles we have available right now too... 

Promotions & Packages: (note: sale items are not included in promo code offers, but they're great deals in and of themselves)

Total List Price: $219.89
Package Price: $99.00

Do you know what it takes to write a great scene? You may have taken a dozen courses and read a multitude of books on screenwriting, but you may still be experimenting with the nitty-gritty craft of writing great scenes in order to succeed both creatively and financially. If you’re ready to create a powerful, emotional, and poignant scene, this kit is for you!

Total List Price: $317.75
Package Price: $239.95

INCLUDES FINAL DRAFT! The Holiday Starter Package for TV Writers, is perfect for the aspiring TV Writer. This package has been hand selected by our Story Specialists to contain the most valuable resources for anyone new to the craft. Our TV Package includes Final Draft formatting software, some of our most recommended books and media on television writing, and binding supplies for that finally completed script.

Total List Price: $218.84
Package Price: $139.95

INCLUDES SCRIVENER FOR MAC! The Holiday Starter Package for Novelists is perfect for the aspiring author. This package has been hand selected by our staff to contain the most valuable resources for anyone new to the craft. Our Novelist's package includes Scrivener word processing and organizational software and some of our most recommended books and media on writing books.

Total List Price: $148.00
Package Price: $139.00

Bundle your Screenplay Treatment Development Notes with a One-on-One meeting with one of our Story Specialists

Total List Price: $239.80

Package Price: $195.95

INCLUDES CHIMPANZEE BUDGETING AND SCHEDULING! The Holiday Starter Package for Filmmakers is perfect for the aspiring indie director. This package has been hand selected by our staff to contain the most valuable resources for anyone new to the craft. Our Filmmakers Package includes Chimpanzee Budgeting and Scheduling software and some of our most recommended books and media on filmmaking.

Total List Price: $260.65
Package Price: $189.95

The Holiday Starter Package for Screenwriters—Silver Edition, is perfect for the aspiring screenwriter. This package has been hand selected by our Story Specialists to contain the most valuable resources for anyone new to the craft. The Silver Edition includes Script It! formatting software, some of our most recommended books and media on screenwriting, and binding supplies for that finally completed script.

Total List Price: $356.65
Package Price: $279.95

INCLUDES FINAL DRAFT! The Holiday Starter Package for Screenwriters—Gold Edition, is perfect for the aspiring screenwriter. This package has been hand selected by our Story Specialists to contain the most valuable resources for anyone new to the craft. The Gold Edition includes Final Draft, some of our most recommended books and media on screenwriting, and binding supplies for that finally completed script.

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is the Editor and Online Community Manager of Script Magazine and a webinar instructor for The Writers Store. She is Co-Founder and moderator of the weekly Twitter screenwriters’ chat, #Scriptchat, and wrote the narrative adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, with its author, Douglas A. Blackmon, former senior national correspondent of The Wall Street Journal. Jeanne also is President of Implicit Productions and consults with writers on how to build and strengthen their online and offline networks as well as face their fears in order to succeed in writing and in personal peace - a screenwriter's therapist. More information can be found on her blog, ramblings of a recovered insecureaholic. Follow @jeannevb on Twitter.

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