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2025 Big Break Thriller/Horror Winner Tim Daly Secures Producer for Script
May 1, 2026 -
“Scare Yourself First”: How Damian McCarthy Wrote 'Hokum' from the Inside Out
May 1, 2026 -
What Does a Reality TV Writer Really Do? (Spoiler: it’s a lot more than you think!)
April 29, 2026 -
Lee Cronin Talks Bringing Horror Home in 'The Mummy'
April 27, 2026 -
How to Write a Music Biopic (And Why You Should)
April 24, 2026 -
How Big Break Category Winner Xavier Burgin Sold His Script
April 22, 2026 -
Writing Hero and Villain as Mirrors: Jeremy Robbin’s Unique Approach to Character in ‘Apex’
April 22, 2026 -
How to Avoid ‘Filler’ Scenes in Your Screenplay
April 21, 2026 -
What is Situational Irony? How to Use It in Your Writing
April 21, 2026 -
What Are Transitions and How To Use Them
April 17, 2026 -
Verbal Irony: What It Is and How to Use It Effectively
April 17, 2026 -
What Category Is My Big Break Script?
April 16, 2026 -
Why Some Scripts ‘Feel’ Professional (Even Before They Sell)
April 14, 2026 -
How to Balance Dialogue, Action, and Exposition in Your Screenplay
April 14, 2026 -
7 of the Best Adapted Screenplays Ever
April 14, 2026 -
Ed Solomon on Writing ‘The Christophers’, Creative Constraints, and Not Hoarding Your Reveals
April 13, 2026 -
10 Screenwriting Tips from Jon Favreau's Interview with Robert Rodriguez
April 13, 2026 -
Screenwriting Career Coach & Big Break Mentor Lee Jessup on Connecting the Storyteller to the Story
April 13, 2026 -
‘Euphoria’ and How to Write a TV Ensemble That Shines
April 10, 2026 -
What Is the Difference Between a Scene and a Sequence?
April 10, 2026