Writers Group Therapy

July 2, 2018 tloveman

Session #43 – Protecting Your Rights

You wouldn’t writing a brilliant screenplay or TV pilot and then just give it away, would you? We discuss protecting your rights as a writer in this session of Writers Group Therapy, and look at how to protect your work when you submit it to agents, managers, contests and fellowships.

June 25, 2018 tloveman

Session #42 – Building Your Team

Screenwriting isn’t the solitary endeavor people often think it is. It takes a team. In Session 42, we discuss who you need on your team, when to bring them on and where you might find them.

June 18, 2018 tloveman

Session #41 – After Draft One – Rewriting

You’ve made it to THE END of your first draft. Congrats! Now what? In Session #41, we delve into the art of the rewrite.

June 11, 2018 tloveman

Session #40 – Writing Query Letters

You’ve finished your masterpiece! Now what? Chances are, you’re going to need a query letter to submit your script anywhere. So what is a query letter and what do you put in it?

June 4, 2018 tloveman

Session #39 – Prototypes

There are no new ideas, it’s been said. So how do you come up with original stories? One way, study the prototypes for your story ideas.

May 28, 2018 tloveman

Session #38 – Do you need to be in Los Angeles?

“You have to go to LA,” is what “they” say if you want to get into the screenwriting business. But do you? We debate in session #38.

May 21, 2018 tloveman

Session 37 – Interview with Writer/Actor Sarah J Eagen

The multi-talented Sarah J Eagen, a writer/actor in Los Angeles, who also has a degree in neuroscience, is our guest in this session of Writers Group Therapy. Sarah scored an 8 on the Blacklist with one of her scripts and she is currently working with the showrunner of a new CW show.