On June 1st, 2018, 126 server members started writing a script for the Write a Bitchin’ Screenplay Contest. 21 finished, becoming Quarter Finalists. 10 scripts… Read More »We Did This: Write a Bitchin’ Screenplay Competition
Every Friday, the server highlights projects written by VIP members on #script-of-the-week, resulting in increased exposure and valuable feedback from other members of the community.… Read More »We Did This: The Smish List 2018
At the start of 2019 the Screenwriters Network kicked off the Public Domain Contest! Writers submitted features inspired by IP available in the public domain… Read More »We Did This: The Public Domain Contest
In 2018 the Screenwriters Network banded together to write a cheesy Holiday Movie as an exquisite corpse. 10 writers took turns writing 5 pages at… Read More »We Did This: The Christmas Swan
In 2019 we released the Screenwriters Network first anthology project – WE ARE NOT SAFE HERE – a collection of nine unique horror shorts, each… Read More »We Did This: We Are Not Safe Here
It can be hard to decide where to put your paragraph break. You’ve got all these details and actions you want to include and no… Read More »Quick Tip: Paragraph Breaks
David Cronenberg’s The Fly ranks as one of the great horror films. In many ways a throwback to 50s monster movies, it marries Cronenberg’s obsessions… Read More »Terror Taught Me: The Fly and Story Markers
Earlier this month professional server members Conor Kyle and Scott Barkan presented a lesson on writing westerns. Listen to two working writers talk through the… Read More »Writing Westerns Recording
Written and directed by Kris Rey, I Used to Go Here follows a semi-successful novelist as she returns to her alma mater for some growing… Read More »Steal This: I Used to Go Here & Story Climax
Contrast and juxtaposition makes for a quick and easy to way add tension to any screenwriting element. The contrast immediately raises questions and creates connections… Read More »Quick Tips: Contrast