So, you want to be a screenwriter? You dream of seeing your stories come to life on the big screen, but where do you even begin? We’ve got answers for you. Writing a screenplay can feel overwhelming ...

Many people seem to think of agents and writers as being in some form of doctor/patient relationship — a dreaded necessity due to an illness or injury that requires professional intervention. It seems ...

Variety recently sat down with some of our 2016 Writers to Watch, including the scribes behind “Moana” and “Sully,” at the Whistler Film Festival where they gave us a few tips on how to become… ...

Screenwriters from “A Quiet Place,” “BlacKkKlansman” and more offer some words of wisdom to those looking to break into the industry. Watch Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch Panel (Full… ...

Following on from the Top 10 Screenwriting Tips from Script to Screen post, I thought I’d write a companion piece on pitching, as Saturday’s Script to Screen conference also featured “Pitch ...

Diablo Cody, you may remember, was the screenwriter who won an Academy Award for 2007’s “Juno”; she went on to write “Jennifer’s Body,” “Young Adult” (a very good, dark comedy that unfortunately ...

Back in September, we wrote about writer, director and producer Brian Koppelman’s six second screenwriting tips on Vine (he just posted tip #122). His #1 tip was “All screenwriting books are bullshit, ...

Kathleen DeMarco knows what it takes to be heard and seen in the movie industry. The University of Pennsylvania professor and producer spoke on "the business - and art - of screenwriting" to a packed ...

It's a new year, which means now is the best time to reflect on the past and remember the work and accomplishments that got us to this point. In other words, it's awards season. The glitz and glam of ...