If writers can’t recognize and appreciate the silent scribe pioneers of years past, who will? If you ask in the name of female screenwriters, the answer tends to be a dismal, “most likely, no one.” Enter, When Women Wrote Hollywood: Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry.
Read MoreBuilding a legacy in the entertainment industry can appear hard enough for any artist fresh on the scene. For female creatives, total triumph often seems dismal. In the end, all that can be relied upon is the fact that proper credit will be given when it is due; unless it isn't.
Read MoreAudiences line up in droves to face their fears behind the comfort of the silver screen. Will the Final Girl escape? Will the exorcist save the possessed? Will the military stop the zombie hoard? Ask the screenwriter.
Read MoreSeptember’s Reading on Writing book of the month, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King, provides readers with a look into his life as a writer as he developed his craft and built a career. For those looking for solidarity in the struggle and to-the-point writing wisdom, King has got you covered.
Read MoreOur August Back to Film School series rounds out with the Reading on Writing book of the month, Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road? by Joe Gilford.
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