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Screenplays and Scripts
21 Ways to Better Your Chances of Winning Screenplay Contests - Elizabeth English
Creating Character and Characterization in Screenplays - Elizabeth English
Evaluating Your Movie Idea - Laura Brennan
The Field of Dreams: Conflict as Metaphor in Screenplays - Elizabeth English
From Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation - Lynne Pembroke and Jim Kalergis
How to Develop Your Premise into a Compelling Script - Kathryn McCullough
The Making of a Hollywood Film: A Guide for Screenwriters - Elizabeth English
Securing Film Rights to Published Material - Lenore Wright
What is Coverage? - Kathryn McCullough
Writing the Prize-Winning Script - Laura Brennan
Writing the TV Spec Script - Laura Brennan

The Screening Room: Q&A on Screenwriting, by Laura Brennan
How Can I Sell Scripts to a Show I Love?
How Do You Get Your First Job?
Should I Produce My Own Films?
Turning a Novel into a Screenplay
Pitch, Outline, Synopsis or Treatment?
Getting Your Foot in the Door
Should I Pay an Agent to Rewrite my Script? What if My Idea Is Stolen?
Pitching an Educational Reality Show
Contacting Actors; Writing from Outside Hollywood
Turning a Short Story into an Animated Film; Paying a Writer for a Treatment
Should I Write My Own Screenplay from my Novel?
Of Agents and E-mails
Pitching to a Network
Where Do I Start?
Compensation for Options
Must I Write a Screenplay to Sell My Story Idea?
Feature Agents; Pitching a Reality Show
Becoming (and Remaining) a Working Writer

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