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Resources: Festivals & Markets for Filmmakers (and Screenwriters)

A selection of established film festivals and markets

How to Create a Professional Cover for Your Self-Published Book

Your book cover is an essential marketing piece. Most readers decide to buy a book based on the cover and the table of contents...

Writing True Stories: When to Use Scenes in Your Narrative Nonfiction Writing

Scenes are the cinema of narrative nonfiction. Scenes lift a story off the page and create a sense of movement...

Q/A: Signing Release Forms When Submitting Your Script to a Producer or Production Company

Q: What is a release form, and do I need to sign it?

Q/A: Screenwriting Credits - "And" vs "&"

Q: In screenwriting credits, what does the “and” and “&” between the screenwriters' names mean?

Q/A: How to Protect Your Script When Pitching

Q: How can I protect my screenplay when I send it out?

Q/A: Joining the WGA

Q: What does the WGA do and who can join?

How to Get Your Self-Published Book into Libraries

Getting your book into libraries (public, school, academic and/or specialized, such as corporate, government or military) can be beneficial for you as an author and self-publisher...

Writing True Stories: Using Viewpoint in Your Narrative Nonfiction Writing

Narrative nonfiction writing requires authors to select a viewpoint that most effectively conveys the story...

How to Acquire the Rights to Develop a Screenplay (or Make a Film) Based on a Book

If you're planning to turn a book into a screenplay or film, and the material is under copyright, you will need to acquire the film rights to adapt the material...

Q/A: Basing a Screenplay Story on a Published Book (or Movie, TV Series, Song, Play or Other Material)

Q: Is it legal to adapt a book (or other material) into a screenplay?

10 Ways to Create a Valuable & Irresistible Offer that Inspires Investors to Finance Your Films… Quickly and Easily (with Infographic)

What entices investors to make a financial commitment?

The Author-Agent Agreement

Each agency has its own form of an author-agent agreement. You should understand and feel comfortable with the contract before you sign it...

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