by Trevor Mayes | Nov 5, 2013 | Contests, Critique, Script Notes |
Disgruntled A few months back, a reader of my blog (Danny), posted a comment on one of my articles about the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest. He was “disgruntled” and more than a little baffled as to why his 15 page script didn’t make the cut...
by Trevor Mayes | Jul 30, 2012 | Consultants, Critique |
Since I’ve been on hiatus from script consulting, I’m often asked if I could recommend other consultants. I’m happy to add Adam Levenberg — former development executive and author of The Starter Screenplay: An Executive’s Perspective on...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 18, 2011 | Critique, Feedback, Rewriting |
I have a few friends who have a hard time knowing what to do with the feedback they receive on their scripts. So for all you similar screenwriters out there, this post’s for you. (Note: This post has little to do with the development phase where you’re...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 8, 2011 | Concept, Critique, Miscellaneous, Plagiarism |
When we think of people like James Cameron, Darren Aronofsky, the Wachowski brothers, Tarantino… many words come to mind: visionaries, geniuses, mavericks, thieves — wait, what? Thieves? The experts at CRACKED.com have come up with another excellent...
by Trevor Mayes | Jul 29, 2011 | Critique, Script Notes |
I’m always telling my clients to streamline things, so I followed my own advice and whittled down my script services to one… $59 Script Notes! Basically, I took my most popular offerings and bundled them at my lowest price. That may not make me a smart...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 2, 2009 | Critique |
Writing is a very solitary craft. Even if you have a writing partner, most of your time will still be spent isolated on an island of your thoughts, staring at a computer screen, tapping at your keyboard, away from people and distractions. That’s all well and...
