screenwriting success

How Do You Deal With Rejection? 10 ESSENTIAL Tips for Screenwriters

November 2, 2026May 28, 2021 by Industrial Scripts

Rejection is inevitable. To live is to face rejection. Whether it’s rejection from a potential employer, from friends or an unreciprocated love. Everyone has to deal with rejection of some sort. And better yet, the film and TV businesses are a veritable cosmos of rejection. Pitches that crash and burn, pitches received with great enthusiasm – then passed on. Projects picked up then dropped or stuck in development hell. Projects turned down by actors, directors, and studios. Any rejections, including the

What Does ‘Greenlit’ REALLY Mean? 9 Key Factors in the Script Development Process

November 2, 2026May 7, 2021 by Industrial Scripts

There’s often a misconception around the meaning of the term ‘greenlit’. There is a vast difference between a producer/studio commissioning a script and a movie getting greenlit. Usually, it goes in that order. It’s important to demystify the process of a movie getting greenlit, especially for those starting their career in screenwriting who might dream of it being as simple as: write script, get paid, repeat. Unfortunately, the process from script to screen is longer, more complex and can sometimes

The Agony of Screenwriting Success

March 5, 2019September 9, 2015 by Tamzin Rafn

Screenwriting Success Hurts Some years ago I wrote a film that eventually I called ALBATROSS and subsequently it has been my own private albatross. I was incredibly fortunate. A series of …