This year's Big Break Screenwriting Competition features judges from Paramount, Netflix, Bellevue, Good Fear, Skydance Media, The Donners' Company + many more! Regular Deadline is May 20. Full list of judges & more info about the contest: bit.ly/3WpyuQw

Although it’s good to look forward and to keep generating new concepts, sometimes an older script of yours might be worth revisiting. Here are 5 Tips To Revising an Old Screenplay and Rewriting to Get the Perfect Draft. More details: bit.ly/46kCVgV

The latest version of Final Draft includes features you've probably heard about: Emoji support, Typewriter view, Navigator 2.0, etc.

However, in addition to the above upgrade, Final Draft users might’ve missed these other new features…
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Any comedic writer will tell you there’s nothing more satisfying than a well-placed joke. We talked to two comedy writers to find out the secrets of writing good jokes in a script.

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Whether it’s a feature screenplay or a television pilot, most managers, agents and producers will make their decision to keep reading based on the opening. Here are 5 tips to writing a great opening for your script:

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Staying inspired with 'Bel-Air' Creator Morgan Cooper!

When people start questioning what’s happening in a fictional narrative, they’re no longer emotionally invested or under its spell.

Here's how to create the suspension of disbelief in your script:
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We discuss the writing of the film and how Stevenson and Smith came to the project, plus what it takes to get a rating from NC-17 to R.

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Congrats to Big Break Top 3 Finalist Joshua Flanagan! Joshua signed with UTA & had his script optioned by Legacy Pictures.
Big Break Regular Deadline is May 20. Don’t miss out on the chance to share over $80,000 in cash & prizes. Submit: bit.ly/447cYlg

About last weekend ✍️ @Deadline hosted a great event featuring panels and conversations with top writers, showrunners and actors to get insight on their latest projects. Thank you for having us and ScreenCraft!

#DeadlineContenders

When you find yourself encountering a story challenge, ask yourself, “Is this in service of my theme?” If not, this is the place to innovate, change & refine. Details, along with a fun writing assignment: bit.ly/4b16Xsn

How do you find conflict in your stories?

Our team was proud to be on hand to support Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West with Coverfly this weekend at the annual #WGAAWARDS . It was a joy to honor the work the WGA has done as well as support these great writers and their contributions to filmmaking this past year.

Taking the early-bird deadline chance! finaldraftinc Coverfly

The Early Bird Deadline for the Big Break competition is TODAY, but there's still time to save on your Big Break Entry! Enter before 11:59 PM PST today to save. Don't miss your chance to share over $80,000 in cash & prizes!

Enter now: bit.ly/3xr55e5

Chuck Lorre having fun talking with the
finaldraftinc team at #DeadlineContenders : TV

Greetings from the WGA Awards!

Thanks for having me! Writers Guild of America East finaldraftinc #WritersGuildAwards

Stoked to be here 🎉

Congrats to those honored 🥂