Category: "Ask Script Q&A"

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Ask the Expert – Writing (Not Overwriting) Description

Paul Chitlik, professional screenwriter and author on the subject, fields a question about writing effective description in your screenplay.

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Q&A: Dave Trottier, aka Dr. Format

Dave Trottier, author of The Screenwriter’s Bible, tackles the types of script-formatting questions that writers need answered when penning their screenplay.

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Write Your Screenplay: How to Avoid a Dud Ending

Even OscarĀ®-winning screenwriters struggle with crafting an original, satisfying, cliche-free ending. Jacob Krueger, via Andrew Kevin Walker’s classic Se7en, explains how to avoid a resolution that’s a dud.

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Ask Script Q&A: Rights, Royalties and Reselling

After a script is sold, what are the rights of its author? Are royalties expected? Can the author resell the script after it’s made the first time? Jonathan Handel, Script’s resident entertainment attorney, answers…

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Ask Script Q&A – Script Consultants

Dave Trottier tackles a reader’s question about script consultants. What they do — and shouldn’t do — with your work.

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