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Writer Discovered While Waitressing

By Milli Thornton One of my screenwriting idols is Diane Thomas. Back in the early 80′s, Diane pioneered a new genre—the action-adventure/comedy-romance—with her script for Romancing the Stone. Diane was waitressing when she had the opportunity to pitch her script to customer Michael Douglas, who proceeded to buy, produce and star in the film with…

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There’s No Revenge Like Success

By guest blogger Joseph Greene The art of screenwriting is definitely a tough one. It mostly relies on the imagination of the reader, who must then show it in his own way. Unlike books, you have to paint that picture in far fewer words. Maybe that’s why I love it so. Been doing it since…

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