Scriptwriters Network

Jane Espenson is a 20-year veteran television writer and producer. She’s best-known as a writer for science fiction and fantasy shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Torchwood, and Once Upon a Time. She’s also co-creator and executiveproducer of the hit web comedy Husbands.   Jeff Greenstein, the Emmy-winning writer and […]

  If you missed the talk Producer Barri Evins gave at the Showbiz Store and Café on October 22nd, you missed an information-packed lecture. Barri started with a story about a fictional caveman and his rather rocky first day as a hunter. Even knowing that he survived the experience, because he was relating his story […]

With Barri Evins THE BIG FISH The single most powerful thing in Hollywood is a great idea for a movie. It’s the Big Fish all the industry is on the hunt for and the best possible way for a new writer to break in. I call these captivating concepts “Hooky Ideas.” How can you tell […]

The first essential step to getting your script sold & made is getting it past the professional script reader. In a sea of 50,000 new screenplays written each year, how can you ensure yours rises above the rest and excites the eyes of an experienced threshold guardian? Our panelists have spent years reading thousands of […]