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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Top 10 Screenwriting Pet Peeves
This month, the Screenplay Doctor discusses the top 10 pet peeves of those in the screenwriting industry. E-mail screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in next month's issue.
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The Pitchfest, Part 2: Hone Your Pitching Skills
Selling your script might just be an exercise in selling yourself. In a second look at pitchfests, Peter Bohush discusses tips and techniques to have your script seen, heard, and sold.
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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Working with Independent Directors
This month, the Screenplay Doctor discusses finding and working with a professional who can help bring your work from page to screen. Email screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in next month's issue.
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The Pitchfest: You’ve Written Your Masterpiece – Now What?
Pitchfests are becoming popular venues for screenwriters to sell their work to development executives - what should you know before going?
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Should You Go to Film School?
If you're considering a formal education in production, here's some advice on how to think through the decision.
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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Converting Short Stories and Writing in Screenplay Format
This month the Screenplay Doctor addresses how writers might convert short stories, as well as the proper format for a script. Email screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in next month's issue.
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Screenplay Doctor: Agent Calling
Getting the call, email, or snail mail letter that an agent has requested to read your work is great news… but don’t lose your common sense. The Screenplay Doctor outlines your next step.
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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: How to (and Not to) Submit a Query Letter
In this month's column, Screenplay Doctor Susan Kouguell addresses how to submit your queries, as well as what not to do. Email screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in next month's issue.
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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Where to Send Your Script
Where do you send your script if you are a complete unknown writer? The Screenplay Doctor addresses this question in her latest column. Email screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your question answered in next month's issue.
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The Who, the Whereuntofore, and The Why
The principal players not meeting until the day before production, The Why epitomizes the new type of collaboration in independent filmmaking.
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