Screencraft Forum: A new Community for Screenwriters

Triggerstreet Labs, the online community for writers has closed down. The website has sent emails to all its members referring them to Screencraft.

Following is the email I received .  I signed up for Screencraft. I suggest you try it out too.

To all members of the Trigger Street Labs Community:

After the announcement of our site shutting down, many of you have wondered where you can take your material, or what other community is similar to the one you have found here. After a few weeks of discussion, we would like to promote a unique and wonderful new forum from our friends at ScreenCraft.

ScreenCraft and WriterDuet are launching a brand new community (similar to ours), and you will have early access. ScreenCraft has established a strong track record very quickly as one of the best discovery platforms for emerging screenwriters. All of last year's ScreenCraft Fellows have signed with established literary managers and agents.

If you would like early access to the new forum when it launches,click here to sign up now!

Everyone who signs up before February 15th will receive a $25 discount for WriterDuet Pro, the best screenwriting software available, and the only program we know of built for real-time collaborative screenwriting.

- Trigger Street Productions

Dear reader,

Hear are more articles to read concerning script writing.



BREAKING IN: Elementary, My Dear Screenwriter- 7 Things You Can Learn from 'Sherlock'
Whether you write for film or TV, you can learn a lot from 'Sherlock.' Staton Rabin gives 7 clues about what to look for in this great BBC series. The game is afoot!
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BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: Illegal Downloading - Guilty Conscience
Doug Richardson talks about the issue of illegal downloading. Sure we've all snagged a tune or two, but where’s that guilty conscience?
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SPECS & THE CITY: The Mentor Archetype and 'Star Wars'
The mentor archetype is perhaps the most straightforward archetype in storytelling. Brad Johnson explains how it's implemented in 'Star Wars'.
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Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest
The majority of our past finalists gained representation and met with top production companies, with one lucky winner selling his script to Universal. Now, it’s your turn to show Hollywood what you can do. Just write up to the first 15 pages of an original script based on one or more of the provided loglines to get a chance at winning a mentorship to help you complete the first draft!
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5 Tips for Choosing Writing Genres + Exclusive FREE Download
Master writing genres like a professional! Oftentimes people assume writing genres is as simple as letting your story idea choose the genre type you should write. But it’s important to consider more than just the idea when choosing from the screenplay genres the industry has already created.
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ScriptMag Archives: The Secret to Finding Time to Write
ScriptMag looks back at older articles that still pack value for today's screenwriter. Every writer struggles with juggling a day job and finding time to write. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman gives practical tips on how to map your day to make writing a priority.
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X-RAY SPECS: Dream Within a Dream? Screenwriting Dream Scenes Robert Piluso discusses the intricacies of writing dream scenes. Are they needed? Do they elevate a story or detract from it? Click to Continue Tips on Writing Dialogue That's Truthful Susan Kouguell, award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker and screenwriting teacher at SUNY College at Purchase gives advice on writing dialogue that's truthful. Click to Continue SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY PODCAST: Interview with Writers/Directors RKSS of 'Turbo Kid' Ashley Scott Meyers interviews Francois Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell about their new film, Turbo Kid, premiering at Sundance this week. Click to Continue Learn How to Create Dynamic Characters Actors Want to Play With Our FREE Webinar! To increase your odds of getting produced, you need to attract top talent who will put an audience in the seats. Creating characters that actors want to play is a must. In our FREE Creating Dynamic Characters Webinar, you’ll learn how to create and develop characters from screenwriter and Editor of Script Magazine, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman. Click to Continue

Get Your FREE Screenwriting Downloads As our gift to our loyal readers, ScriptMag is giving away FREE Screenwriting Downloads! Check back often, as we offer new ones each month. The filmmaking industry has a certain expectation of not only how a script for a movie or TV show is written but also of how to market your script and yourself. In our FREE downloads, you’ll receive expert advice on how to create a logline, how to structure an outline, TV writing, and tips on how to move your plot forward using your character’s inner journey, and more! Get your FREE DOWNLOADS today!

Get Your Writing Published Now!

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Book Publishers Looking for Writers

Hello readers,

If any of you have written a book and would like to personally query a publishing company, check out the 3 publishers below.


3 RECENTLY UPDATED BOOK PUBLISHERS
WritersMarket.com lists more than 1,000 book publishers for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, and more. Here are three recently updated listings:

• Arte Publico Press publishes 25-30 titles per year focused on Hispanic literature for adults and children. This press accepts submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry through an online submission form.
• Menasha Ridge Press publishes 20 titles per year in the areas of outdoor sports, travel, and diving. Prospective authors should submit a query either via post or e-mail.
• Sourcebooks Landmark is a fiction imprint of Sourcebooks. At the moment, this imprint is specifically looking for romance submissions via e-mail or post; guidelines online.

(NOTE: If you're unable to access the listing, it means you either need to log in or sign up for WritersMarket.com first.) 

WritersMarket.com lists more than 8,000 publishing opportunities, including listings for contests, magazines, book publishers, literary agents, conferences, and more. Log in or sign up today to start submitting your work. 

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FREE: Webinar From Writers Digest-- Self Publishing

Hurry - Limited Seats Available!   Once regarded as the least desirable of publishing options - at least by the majority of writers at the time - self-publishing has proven itself to be the most exciting, energizing, and opportunity-filled evolution of the literary arts since the advent of the mass market paperback. But with opportunity comes risk. With excitement comes disappointment. Knowing how to mitigate both will help make your self-publishing efforts more fulfilling and your successes more abundant. In this special FREE webinar, USA Today and New York Times best-selling indie author Cheryl Holt (Wicked, Love's Price) has a frank conversation with Steven Spatz, President of BookBaby.com, and Phil Sexton, Publisher of Writer's Digest, during which attendees will learn what preparation is required to self-publish effectively, what pitfalls to watch out for, what pleasant surprises you might discover in the process, and exactly what it takes to sell your books, once they're available to buy. Cheryl will also discuss the major myths associated with self-publishing, the financial investments you should be prepared for, and the level of discipline required to succeed. Please note, the discussion will be open to attendee questions. If you've been thinking about self-publishing and want to hear both the high points and the low points from an author who has succeeded in both the traditional and self-publishing arenas, be sure to join us on February 2nd. As an added bonus, Cheryl will be giving away signed copies of her book, Love's Promise, to twenty randomly selected attendees. Learn how to self-publish today! This course is open to anyone interested in self-publishing. The instructors will be available to answer all of your questions. No question goes unanswered! See syllabus here » What you'll learn: • How to make sure your manuscript is ready to self-publish • Whether or not self-publishing is the right option for you • The benefits of self-publishing vs. traditional publishing • What you should expect when it comes to selling your work

Make Sure Your Manuscript is Ready to Self-Publish!

Instructors: CHERYL HOLT is a New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon "Top 100" bestselling author of thirty-nine novels. For many years, she was hailed as the "Queen" of erotic romance.  She's also known as the international "Queen of Villains." She has numerous national writing awards to her credit and is particularly proud to have been named "Best Storyteller of the Year" by Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine. The magazine also selected her as one of the "Top Twenty-Five Erotic Authors of All Time." STEVEN SPATZ is a writer, marketer, and the President of BookBaby, the nation's leading eBook distributor. His professional writing career began at age 13, paid by the word to bang out little league baseball game stories on an ancient manual typewriter for southern Oregon weekly newspapers. After graduation from the University of Oregon, Steven began a lengthy career in direct marketing with Fortune 500 companies including Mattel and Hasbro. He joined AVL Digital in 2004 to lead the direct to consumer marketing teams for music industry-leading brands Disc Makers, Oasis and CD Baby. After serving as Chief Marketing Officer, Spatz was tapped to lead the company's new publishing division, BookBaby, in late 2014. PHIL SEXTON is the Vice President and Publisher of Writer's Digest, a division of F+W, a Content and eCommerce Company. Phil also oversees Blue Ash Publishing, the self-publishing division of Writer's Digest, which combines BookBaby's best-in-class self-publishing services with Writer's Digest educational tools and guidance. Phil is the author of four traditionally published books, including The Writer's Lab (under the penname Sexton Burke), and self-published his first book - a literary journal  - in 2005. Register Now

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How To Be A Better Writer

Here are some interesting articles concerning

1) Writing an effective character description

2) Writing about family in a memoir

3)  How great writers wrote their first book

These articles are from a recent Writers Digest newsletter. So check them out.

How 5 Great Writers Got Started on Their First Books  While working on my book Process: The Writing Lives of Great Authors, I found that even for the best writers in the world, getting started can be the hardest part. Here's how 5 great authors found what they needed to get started on their very first novels ... Read more ...

11 Secrets to Writing Effective Character Description The characters in our stories, songs, poems, and essays embody our writing. They are our words made flesh. Sometimes they even speak for us, carrying much of the burden of plot, theme, mood, idea, and emotion. But they do not exist until we describe them on the page. Here are 11 secrets to keep in mind as you breathe life into your characters through description.  Read more ...

How to Write About Family in a Memoir To write honestly and compassionately about members of your family, you must first reflect on your purpose, your approach, the details of your story and the potential reactions your family members might have. Here's how to do that.  Read more ...