Hi Julie, Question: As a neophyte wanting to enter the world of screenwriting, which is the most effective method or path to follow? I work full-time and reside in Cape Town [South Africa]. My biggest fear is obtaining a qualification in scriptwriting and then arrive in any country overseas and find out that it’s invalid [...]

Question: “How do I break into screenwriting?” It’s the most often-asked question I get at classes and conferences around the country and from my clients. And honestly, I hate this question. There is no ONE answer. Everyone has a different “breaking in” story and everyone gets in a different way. And of course some don’t [...]

I started screenwriting in 2005. To say I was clueless would be a dramatic understatement. I was that writer – the one with the Cheshire-cat smile as I walked out of Barnes & Noble, clutching Screenwriting for Dummies, imagining my name in lights. What I would have given for some guidance back then. So, it [...]