Choosing to become a screenwriter is one of the biggest life decisions you’ll ever make. It takes hard work, discipline, and a willingness to hear a lot of people tell you “No” before finally hearing ...

I made a post a little while back and I wound up using Montage and Avenir for this purpose and have grown to dislike both of them.<BR><BR>Montage has quirks where I might press the return key and it ...

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Writing a movie is hard work. Using AI screenwriting tools is not. I put three such tools to the test to see what kind of tales a machine could weave. I’ve been freelancing as a tech journalist for ...

Of course these days it’s the rare screenwriter, or any other writer for that matter, who uses a typewriter. Computers and word processors are the norms, and there are specialized screenplay writing ...

Working on your novel? Hoping to finish that movie script? Help yourself along with the top writing apps we've tested based on their ease-of-use, features, and cost. I'm an expert in software and work ...

Beat is available for free from the Apple App store. With all the basic features you need and outstanding auto-formating, you cannot go wrong with this app. No built-in collaboration tools. Everyone's ...

In the not-so-distant past, if you wanted to become a successful movie writer, you needed to have a sea of connections in Hollywood and access to the industry’s most powerful producers in order to get ...

Once upon a time, screenwriting was a labor-intensive vocation. And that labor was hardly confined to the age-old challenges of storytelling. “Just the sheer physical pain-in-the-ass quality of typing ...

Many screenwriters have embraced modern tools over traditional PDFs to craft their film or TV show pilots. SoCreate, the latest entrant in the screenwriting software arena, is challenging established ...

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a screenplay, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re interested in following in the footsteps of writer-directors such as Mindy Kaling or Jordan Peele.