tim7604Mar 42 minCould a “Vomit Draft” Be a Terrible Idea?A “vomit draft” is only worthwhile if you are emotionally prepared to write a radically different second draft. This article originally...
tim7604Feb 213 minFarewell Lindsey PearlmanHello, As someone who has worked hard over the last six years to create a community for writers and actors, I can tell you most of the...
tim7604Feb 81 minOur 2021 Winners are repped thanks to us!!HUGE NEWS!! We are thrilled to announce out 2021 Grand Prize Winners Mads Gauger and Christan Leonard have found representation, thanks...
tim7604Dec 6, 20213 minScript Review: 'The Power of the Dog'The script for this movie, written and directed by the supremely talented Jane Campion...is bad. Quite bad actually. The film looks...
tim7604Nov 22, 20211 minWatch our Grand Prize Winner Video!We're thrilled to reveal the video of the reading of our Grand Prize Winning Script! We did something different this year - it's more of...
tim7604Oct 7, 20211 minWrite LA '21 Grand Prize WinnerCongratulations to the Grand Prize Winners of Write LA '21 - Mads Gauger and Christan Mary Leonard!! Their Pilot script 'That Woman' has...
tim7604Oct 1, 20211 minThe 2021 Write LA FinalistsWe are thrilled to share the five writers / writing teams who have risen to the top as our Write LA '21 Finalists. These writers will...
tim7604Sep 15, 20212 minAnnouncing the Write LA 2021 Semifinalists!We are thrilled to announce the 2021 Write LA Semifinalists. These fifteen writers rose to the top of a very crowded field with memorable...
tim7604Jul 15, 20211 minOur 2020 Winner Signs with a Management Company!Write LA is thrilled to announce our 2020 Winner Nathan Dame has just signed with management company Fourward based on his success in our...
tim7604Apr 20, 20212 min5 Tips Before Entering A Script Competition or Showing Your Script To a ‘Professional’This article originally appeared in Script Magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. To read the original article head to...
tim7604Apr 2, 20211 minAre We Getting Too Obsessed with ‘Story’ in Our Screenplays?This article originally appeared in Script Magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. To read the original article head to...
tim7604Nov 9, 20201 minVideo: Watch the Live Read of the 2020 Write LA Winning Script!This year has been… unconventional. And that led to some shifts in our prize for 2020 Write LA Grand Prize Winner Nathan Dame. We didn’t...
tim7604Oct 7, 20203 minThe 2020 Write LA Grand Prize WinnerWe are thrilled to announce the Grand Prize Winner of the 2020 Write LA screenwriting competition. The 2020 Write LA Grand Prize Winner...
tim7604Oct 1, 20201 minThe 2020 Write LA FinalistsWe are thrilled to share the five writers / writing teams who have risen to the top as our 2020 Write LA Finalists. These writers will...
tim7604Sep 15, 20201 minAnnouncing the 2020 Write LA Semifinalists!We are thrilled to announce the 2020 Write LA Semifinalists. These fifteen writers rose to the top of a very crowded field with memorable...
tim7604Sep 1, 20202 minSemifinalists Will Be Revealed 9/15 – And an Update About the Grand PrizeTim and I could not be more excited to reveal the 2020 Write LA semifinalists on September 15! The first round of reading is complete,...
tim7604Jun 12, 20201 minWriting Prompts! + 3 DAYS Until the Final Deadline!The 2020 Write LA Final Deadline is fast approaching on Monday, June 15! We’re really proud of the prize package that we’ve assembled and...
tim7604Jun 11, 20203 minMake Your Script Shorter – Without Ruining Your Storyby Tim Schildberger, Head Judge If your script is closing in on – or has passed – 120 pages and your last name isn’t “Scorsese,” it’s too...
tim7604Jun 5, 20201 minWriting Prompts! Travel EditionThe Write LA Final Deadline is only ten days away! Make sure to get those pilot and feature scripts — you know, the ones you’ve already...
tim7604May 29, 20201 minWriting Prompts! Desert Island EditionWe’re going to keep it really simple today and just get straight to the writing prompts, because frankly there are bigger things...