Winning Short Screenplay – Last Minute by Ray Salazar — First Scene Screenplay Festival

Originally posted on Los Angeles feedback film festival: LAST MINUTE Written by Ray Salazar CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Laura Kyswaty JANE – Kelly Daly JESSE – Gabriel Darku SYNOPSIS: Drama A guy buys an ingredient for his girlfriend’s cupcake recipe that is going to be entered into a contest. Get to know the winning writer:… via… Continue reading Winning Short Screenplay – Last Minute by Ray Salazar — First Scene Screenplay Festival

1st Scene Screenplay Reading of Kyds Game by Marc Rosenberg — First Scene Screenplay Festival

An ex-CIA operative is recruited to collect damning video evidence that could turn the Russian population against its current President, but finds himself caught in a web of deceit and danger. CAST LIST: Wexler: Kevin Robinson Boy Rebel: Kevin Gabel Narration: Laura Kyswaty Supervisor: Peter Nelson Girl/Camera: Emily Weir Marc Rosenberg is an American screenwriter […]… Continue reading 1st Scene Screenplay Reading of Kyds Game by Marc Rosenberg — First Scene Screenplay Festival

1st Scene Screenplay Reading of Kyds Game by Marc Rosenberg — First Scene Screenplay Festival

An ex-CIA operative is recruited to collect damning video evidence that could turn the Russian population against its current President, but finds himself caught in a web of deceit and danger. CAST LIST: Wexler: Kevin Robinson Boy Rebel: Kevin Gabel Narration: Laura Kyswaty Supervisor: Peter Nelson Girl/Camera: Emily Weir Marc Rosenberg is an American screenwriter […]… Continue reading 1st Scene Screenplay Reading of Kyds Game by Marc Rosenberg — First Scene Screenplay Festival

1st Scene Screenplay Reading: CRAZY PILL, by Ariana Berenson — First Scene Screenplay Festival

Taking regular medication for her mental illness, Olivia confides in her therapist Brooke over the need to get her own life back on track, free of her parents. Meets Ian at a party, her anxieties soon go into retreat as a relationship soon develops between them. However, Olivia becomes steadily suspicious of Ian, after she […]… Continue reading 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: CRAZY PILL, by Ariana Berenson — First Scene Screenplay Festival

Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: Samantha, by Kieran Freemantle — First Scene Screenplay Festival

A teenage girl struggles to readapt to home and school life after surviving a highly publicized crime. CAST LIST: Narration: Esther Thibault Sam: Mojeane Sadr Emily: Victoria Murdoch Mary: Julie Sheppard —- Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson Festival Directors: […]… Continue reading Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: Samantha, by Kieran Freemantle — First Scene Screenplay Festival

Why You Haven’t Been Able to Make More Time for Writing—and How to Fix That — A Writer’s Path

by Meg Dowell Do you feel pressed for time? Do you find yourself pushing your work back an hour, two days, three weeks — because there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to make it happen? There’s a reason you haven’t been able to make time for writing lately — even though […] via Why… Continue reading Why You Haven’t Been Able to Make More Time for Writing—and How to Fix That — A Writer’s Path

Are Likable Characters Important in Women’s Fiction? — A Writer’s Path

by Kathryn Craft When the moderator of a recent women’s fiction panel asked me if I expected to be friends with the protagonists in the women’s fiction I read, I had the oddest reaction: my mind went blank. Madly scanning my mental spreadsheet of great fiction in an effort to be truthful, in […] via Are… Continue reading Are Likable Characters Important in Women’s Fiction? — A Writer’s Path