Author: Osaji Obi

Do you really like screenwriting? If so, maybe it might be worth a try doing it as a career. Go ahead and give it a try. The major problem is that screenwriting is notoriously difficult to break into. To make it in you’ve got to go through Hollywood’s complicated system, particularly concerning their payment. So…

In order to be considered an actual resident of the city of angels, there’s a couple boxes that need to be checked. Among those many boxes is finishing a screenplay. You should have a screenplay completed even if you aren’t in the business. (For the same reason you’re subscribed to HBO Max. It’s not necessary…

Everybody’s always talking about the positives and negatives of film school, but is it true? Do you need a degree for screenwriting? Do you need a screenwriting education to be a screenwriter?  You don’t need a degree to be a screenwriter at all. All you need to be a screenwriter are several scripts that can…

Are screenwriting contests worth it? The age old question among screenwriters. It is almost an impossible task to break into the world of screenwriting. As screenwriter John August once said on his podcast, Scriptnotes, “It is easier to be drafted into the NFL.” And since, because the odds are stacked against everyone who wants to write…

There are few connections more particular and nuanced than the writer-agent relationship. When is the correct time to seek a screenwriting agent, what will they handle for you, and which is the proper organization to go with? This post will tell you how to get a screenwriting agent. Many screenwriters hope they will be discovered working with an agent. Meanwhile, others are used to forging their…

We’ve all been there. You’ve finished your screenplay and you want to take the next step as a screenwriter. Then you do google searches to find out how to get a screenwriting manager. Before you get ahead of yourself, let’s cover the basics here. What Does A Screenwriting Manager Do? Screenwriting managers are there to…

Screenwriting can be hard in the beginning if you don’t have the proper resources to learn from. The first place people turn to is the internet. The internet typically redirects people to books. But how do you know if these books are the books you should be reading? In this post I’ll break down the…

If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent your nights writing your screenplay. While I enjoy this time of the day for writing, I can’t help but to succumb to the melatonin released by my body which induces sleep. There’s a few things you can do to combat the big bad sandman if you find yourself…

If you’re a screenwriter, you likely spend an obscene amount of time in front of your laptop or computer screen. The amount of time you spend in front of that screen can have a negative effect on your eyes. That negative effect comes in the form of macular degeneration and eye strain. What causes these…

Learning to write a screenplay is hard but once you learn, you’ll be churning out screenplays with ease. But how many of those screenplays you’ve written are actually worthy of writing a pitch for an industry professional? You’ve maybe written a good one, but you know it could be great. You might not be sure…