Q&A: How Do I Get a Lit Agent or Manager?

Q&A: How Do I Get a Lit Agent or Manager?

Yes, this is that article. The one that dives straight into the mystery that plagues all writers at some point on their creative journey ...

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Michael Nilon's Elongated Journey to Arcadian

Michael Nilon's Elongated Journey to Arcadian

But as I got a little bit older, I wanted to write more. I'd visit sets. I’d watch. I'd think, ‘I could that.’ I saw the evolution of my career.

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A 'Different' Feature Debut: An Interview with Michael Felker

A 'Different' Feature Debut: An Interview with Michael Felker

... the ultimate advantage you can have is having cool never-before-seen ideas in your movie.

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The Right to Write

The Right to Write

As a writer, though, I am troubled by this trend of telling people what they can and can’t write.

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The Multi-Hyphenate Opportunity: An Interview with Graham Reznick

The Multi-Hyphenate Opportunity: An Interview with Graham Reznick

... you need to discover new ways of telling stories, try out new and different kinds of writing, go out on a limb and try something crazy in a discipline you’ve never done before.

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13 min read

'Undeniable' North Star: An Interview with P.J. Palmer

'Undeniable' North Star: An Interview with P.J. Palmer

... don’t write what scares you, write what will change your life. And I took that as meaning: be vulnerable, tell your truth, even if it alters how people see you.

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How Clothes Can Make the Man (or Woman) in Your Script

How Clothes Can Make the Man (or Woman) in Your Script

Indeed, clothes not only make the man (or woman), but they can tell us so much about a character the second they appear on screen.

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The Downside of Print-on-Demand

The Downside of Print-on-Demand

You are in business. Time to start learning business.

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Running a Crowdfunding Campaign: An Interview with Liz Manashil

Running a Crowdfunding Campaign: An Interview with Liz Manashil

It’s scary, it’s dramatic, and it puts a lot of pressure on a campaign, but it also incentivizes people in a different way because they know you’ll lose everything.

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30 Under 30 Under 30

30 Under 30 Under 30

It was horrifying and beautiful and in that split second, I learned something about myself. And isn’t that why we go to the movies?

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19 min read

Lights, Camera, TikTok!

Lights, Camera, TikTok!

Look, you’re probably on your cellphone constantly anyway, so maybe it’s time to make more out of your time there.

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4 min read

How to Find a High-Concept Story Idea that Sells

How to Find a High-Concept Story Idea that Sells

First of all, let’s get clear on what ‘high-concept’ means.

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5 min read

Wisdom of a Black Belt

Wisdom of a Black Belt

I learned something that day. Genuinely. And it's a lesson I want you all to apply to your writing, too.

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7 min read

An Interview with Writers Nilanjana Bose and Jakub Ciupinski

An Interview with Writers Nilanjana Bose and Jakub Ciupinski

“How do you guys write together and stay married?” ... the only arguments we have in our marriage are about the motivations of our character.

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13 min read

Are Studio Heads Nuts?

Are Studio Heads Nuts?

Look, I understand that it’s called show business, not show art, but still, where is the show part in so many of these tin-eared studio exec’s equations?

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8 min read
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