Story Broads

A Book That Is Also a Screenplay – Really?
Adaptation

Writing in Multiple Mediums: A Book That Is Also a Screenplay

Still photo from the CBS series EVIL on the CBS Television Network.
Festivals

Exploring the Roots of Evil, a New Series on CBS

Sherry White at Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2019
Story Broads

Running the Show: Sherry White, Showrunner of CBC's Little Dog

Showrunner of 'Upstairs Amy' Duana Taha discussing the showrunning process for a digital series, what it’s like working with brands, and how you navigate that as a creator.
How to Write for Television

Running the Show: Showrunner of Upstairs Amy Duana Taha Discusses Working with Brands and Showrunning Process

Ben Watkins at Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2019
Screenwriting Business Advice

Running the Show: Hand of God's Showrunner Ben Watkins

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Endings: The Happy, The Sad and The Ambiguous

Writer/director Heather Taylor interviews showrunner Morwyn Brebner, creator of CBC’s hit series Coroner, and co-creator of Saving Hope and Rookie Blue.
Screenwriter Interviews

Running the Show: Morwyn Brebner Showrunner of Coroner

Fear and Envy can often hijack writers' ability to focus on their own careers. Terri Coduri Viani offers six tips for writers to manage these emotional wasps.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Six Things Writers Can Do To Manage Fear and Envy

Cast of TV show Younger on stage at Tribeca Film Festival
Screenwriting How-To Articles

TVLand’s Younger: 4 Ways to Deepen Your Characters

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

INTERVIEW: Director Lena Khan on Diversity, Financing, Disney and More

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter David Magee takes Script behind the scenes of Mary Poppins Returns, a sequel to the classic with all new original music, starring Emily Blunt.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

INTERVIEW: David Magee Talks the Adventures of Mary Poppins Returns

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

The Top Ten Stocking Stuffers Every Writer Really Wants

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Writer Things We're Thankful For

Tamara Jenkins, writer/director of 'Private Life' - Photo Credit: Jojo Whilden, Courtesy of Netflix, ©2018
Screenwriter Interviews

Taking Space: An Interview with Tamara Jenkins, Writer/Director of Private Life

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

10 Hacks to Keep Your Day Job From Killing Your Writing Career

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Fit to Write: Health and Exercise Tips for Creative Types

Creator of The Other F Word, Caytha Jentis, shares her journey of creating and collaborating on her web series as well as the challenges of fundraising and self promotion.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

INTERVIEW: The Other F Word Creator Caytha Jentis on Celebrating a Forgotten Demographic

Director Vanessa Parise on directing for TV and film and what it takes to make it. Parise discusses her journey from Harvard to Second City to helming shows for Amazon, Netflix, and Lifetime.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Television Director Vanessa Parise on What it Takes to Make It

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: 25 Tips on How to Change the Film Industry

Kelly Fullerton
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Screenwriter Kelly Fullerton on Writing the Simone Biles Biopic - From TV to Feature Writing

Mark Sanderson is living proof that if you want something bad enough, and take the time to learn and grow, you will find a level of success unique to your own, one-of-a-kind journey.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Screenwriter Safari - Hunting the Working Writer

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Giving Critique - 8 Ways to Give and Take Notes From Your Peers (and not be a snob!)

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: A Mother’s Role in Creating ‘Good Men’ On Screen and Off

Breaking British: Inside UK Screenwriting with Writer and Story Editor Philip Gladwin
Screenwriter Interviews

Breaking British: Inside UK Screenwriting with Writer and Story Editor Philip Gladwin

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: How to Write a Romantic Comedy When You Hate Rom-Coms, Part 2

INTERVIEW: Tracy Oliver and Her 'Girls Trip'
Screenwriter Interviews

INTERVIEW: Tracy Oliver and Her Girls Trip

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: How to Write a Romantic Comedy When You Hate Rom-Coms, Part 1

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: How to Explore Female Character Bias to Transform Your Story

INTERVIEW: Scotty Mullen on 'Sharknado 5,' Pitchfests, and Casting the Films He Writes
How to Sell a Script and Build a Screenwriting Career

INTERVIEW: Scotty Mullen on Sharknado 5, Pitchfests, and Casting the Films He Writes

Photo by Rhett Noonan on Unsplash
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Writing the Contained Script (and Not Just Thrillers!)

STORY BROADS: Film Festival Tips - Top Indie Film Mistakes to Avoid
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Film Festival Tips - Top Indie Film Mistakes to Avoid

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Can Screenwriting Damage Your Mental Health?

STORY BROADS: 6 Top Tips for Dealing with Feedback by Vicky Hinault | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: 6 Top Tips for Dealing with Feedback

STORY BROADS: Learn How to Pitch Your Story Before You Type FADE IN
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Learn How to Pitch Your Story Before You Type FADE IN

STORY BROADS: Ways to Procrastinate and Still Write by Aarthi Ramanathan | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: 8 Ways to Procrastinate and Still Write

STORY BROADS: Battling Self-Doubt by Despina Karintis | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Battling Self-Doubt as a Writer

A NEW LANDSCAPE: Filmmaking in the Post-Truth Era by Heather Taylor | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Identifying Theme, Premise, Plot of Your Story

A NEW LANDSCAPE: Filmmaking in the Post-Truth Era

Screenplay competition winner Amanda Parham shares eleven ways that screen and television writers can capitalize on a screenplay contest win or placement. | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

From Contest Wins to Careers: 11 Tips to Capitalize on Screenplay Competition Placements

Want Story Ideas That Rock Your Socks Off? Use lists!
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Want Story Ideas That Rock Your Socks Off? Use lists!

A common gripe among a lot of actresses is that they don’t find many strong female roles in the scripts they’re given, and so sometimes they seek out roles written for men.
Creating Characters

Women Are People, Too: 6 Ways to Write Better Female Characters

Lukas Hassel
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Practical Screenwriting and Directing Advice: Up Close and Honest with Lukas Hassel

Screen-Shot-Journey Is The Destination
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writing and Filming Biopics: Journey Is The Destination

STORY BROADS: Pros and Cons of Co-writing (with the opposite sex) by Belinda Downey | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Pros and Cons of Co-writing (with the opposite sex)

INTERVIEW: Dramedy Screenwriter Deborah Pearl Talks Directing, Screenwriting, and 'Getting Ed Laid' by Natalie Megas | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

INTERVIEW: Dramedy Screenwriter Deborah Pearl Talks Directing, Screenwriting, and 'Getting Ed Laid'

GAME PLAN: Making The Move To Los Angeles As A Writer by Kelly Jo Brick | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Writing Inspiration

GAME PLAN: Making The Move To Los Angeles As A Writer

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: 6 Easy Things Introverts Can Do to (Mostly) Take the Sting Out of Networking

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How to Write a Screenplay

STORY BROADS: 5 Tips to Get Your Story on the Page

STORY BROADS: Creeping Canuck - Aspiring Screenwriter Tips by Sara de Waard | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Creeping Canuck - Aspiring Screenwriter Tips

STORY BROADS: Over 40? Eight Screenwriting Strategies to Make it Work by Natalia Megas | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Over 40? Eight Screenwriting Strategies to Make it Work

STORY BROADS: Script Supervisor and Script Coordinator - Who is Keeping the Integrity of Your Script on Set? by Roe Moore | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: Script Supervisor and Script Coordinator - Who is Keeping the Integrity of Your Script on Set?