by Trevor Mayes | Jan 3, 2010 | Industry Advice, Michele Wallerstein |
One of my screenwriter friends in particular needs to read this article. You know who you are. 🙂 It comes courtesy of Michele Wallerstein — a highly respected screenplay, novel and career consultant. Her specialty is helping writers get their work into shape so...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 2, 2010 | Industry Advice, Motivation |
“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A Bold New Year 2010. A new year. A new decade. A new chance to write and sell a screenplay or otherwise break into Hollywood. But in this...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 16, 2009 | General, Industry Advice, My Experiences |
Shhh, it’s a secret! A few days ago, I attended a secret panel discussion of A-list screenwriters in Los Angeles. Technically, the meeting wasn’t a secret, but we were all told at the outset of the discussion to keep the content to ourselves —...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 4, 2009 | Industry Advice, Television |
Steven L. Sears is a cool guy. Not only has he written for some of my favorite TV shows, including The A-Team and Xena: Warrior Princess, he’s also generous with his advice to aspiring screenwriters. He’s given me permission to re-post a response he gave...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 2, 2009 | Industry Advice, Michele Wallerstein |
I am again very pleased to present an article that comes courtesy of Michele Wallerstein — a highly respected screenplay, novel and career consultant. Her specialty is helping writers get their work into shape so it is marketable for the Hollywood community...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 19, 2009 | Industry Advice, Loglines |
The Logline or “One Liner” Blake Snyder used to refer to loglines as “the coin of the realm” in Hollywood. Having a great logline is extremely important — both for pitching your script, and for making sure your story is focused and...
