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How the movie industry changed completely from a writer who's sold a few movies and had part time jobs
Here goes nothing-
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Want to write a script that sells? Two things that matter the most
Want to write a script that sells?
Jul 15
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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May 2025
Loglines are very important for writers, so here's some tips on crafting the best logline
Cut and dry, loglines matter!
May 28
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Loglines are very important for writers, so here's some tips on crafting the best logline
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Practical craft tips for screenwriters in 2025 to become the best writer you can
Learning day!
May 15
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Practical craft tips for screenwriters in 2025 to become the best writer you can
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March 2025
Sometimes that script on your shelf was meant to sell in a different time period than you wrote it! (full story of a spec sale)
I wrote in a script in 2016 ...
Mar 25
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Sometimes that script on your shelf was meant to sell in a different time period than you wrote it! (full story of a spec sale)
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Why I'm not worried about A.I. and screenwriting (and writers out there shouldn't be either)
screenwriters vs robots vs chatgpt
Mar 15
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Why I'm not worried about A.I. and screenwriting (and writers out there shouldn't be either)
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February 2025
The gap of selling a script and becoming a working screenwriter that makes a living is a LOT larger than anyone ever thought.
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Feb 26
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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The gap of selling a script and becoming a working screenwriter that makes a living is a LOT larger than anyone ever thought.
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Someone asked me if you can sell a script and be a terrible untalented hack of a screenwriter and this was my reply
"Want to know why I stress the importance of a high concepts and killer titles?"
Feb 20
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Someone asked me if you can sell a script and be a terrible untalented hack of a screenwriter and this was my reply
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Simple screenplays with big ideas are a lot easier to sell
The elevator pitch may still be alive
Feb 12
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Simple screenplays with big ideas are a lot easier to sell
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Is the holiday script golden era coming to an end?
The holiday movie was my first breakthrough as a writer back in 2015
Feb 5
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Is the holiday script golden era coming to an end?
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January 2025
What is an OWA? (OPEN WRITING ASSIGNMENT) - Screenwriting 101
Open Writing Assignments were my first job
Jan 29
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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What is an OWA? (OPEN WRITING ASSIGNMENT) - Screenwriting 101
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Having big beautiful dreams as a writer is a must. It’s why you start.
So how do you stay in the game?
Jan 26
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Spyder Dobrofsky
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Having big beautiful dreams as a writer is a must. It’s why you start.
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