How to Tell If Your Script Sucks

Spring is here, and you know what that means – many a young screenwriter’s heart will soon turn to thoughts of contest success. by The Single Screenwriter Any moment now newbie writers will start crawling out of the muck, fresh pages in hand, convinced their script is the next big thing. Coverage readers and script … Read more

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