Scriptwriters Network

  Learning the Business of Your Writing Career — Michele Wallerstein Saturday, June 16, 2012By Angela JorgensenMichele Wallerstein has been working in the mainstream entertainment industry for over thirty years.  After working as an agent for 25 years, Michele went on to become a script and novel consultant.  On June 16, 2012, at the CBS […]

    Article by Steve Kaire (02/2014): Development is when a script, treatment or pitch has been sold and begins the long process of getting the movie produced. After the project has been acquired, the original writer may be replaced altogether or be given rewriting notes by the company or studio. He or she will […]

  Cracking the Story Code — James Bonnet Saturday, January 21st, 2012 By Karen Leabo Story-making Forty years ago as a young writer, James Bonnet became obsessed with discovering the secrets that underlie great stories. “My bias is very simple,” he said at the Scriptwriters Network meeting Jan. 21 at CBS. “Story is at the […]

  Inside the Writers Room – Writing for Television Presenters: Jane Espenson, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Jeff Greenstein November 12, 2011 Written by Karen Leabo Three veteran television writers discuss breaking in, and what it is like once you have broken in. There are a lot of paths to getting staffed, being hired as a staff […]