S-E-X Tips For Screenwriters: Creating The Outstanding Query Letter
Dear Dr. Paige Turner, With several completed pieces of material polished and ready to go out into the world, suddenly I’m faced with a terrifying new writing challenge – the query letter. While I’ve worked to master my craft, this bizarre half man-half beast hybrid...
S-E-X Tips for Screenwriters: What to say when people ask if I’m a “real writer”?
Dear Doctor T., The absolute worst part of the holidays wasn’t the travel travails, shopping stress, or even the heated family political arguments. It was the incessant questions from so called well-meaning family and friends: You still doing that writing thing? So...Negotiations: It’s Nice To Be Important, But It’s Important Not To Be A Jerk
Dear Paige, Woman-to-woman, do you think women always get the shaft in negotiations? I’ve read about top tier actresses getting paid far less than their male co-stars and even less than male supporting actors. I want to stand up for myself and get the best deal...
S-E-X Tips for Screenwriters: Reading for Friends and Strangers “Just Say No!”
Dear Paige, I‘m a giving kind of guy, so I’m always open to reading the work of other writers. I’ve put a lot into building my skills as a writer. I think this is a great way to build relationships. But Paige, some of these scripts… umm, stink. Despite this, I’ll kill...S-E-X Tips for Screenwriters: Avoid Story Ideas Wipeouts
Dear Doc Turner, I give up. I can’t do it. I’m exhausted. Why are my story ideas getting shot down? I consider myself a writer, but putting together a logline has been more frustrating than writing an entire screenplay. How can a single sentence be so hard to...What’s Next?
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