Check Your Ego: Getting Paid a Living Wage to Write Movies Is a Blessing.

There’s something I want to get off my chest. My need to say this has come from what’s actually a wonderful forum thread I stumbled upon about script listing websites. I was delighted to see Script Revolution recommended along with the Black List and InkTip with a bunch of positive success stories surrounding it. After three years struggling to get the […]

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The Two Types of Screenwriter I See Every Day

Quick bio; I’m a screenwriter based in an old rural market town in the UK who’s recently gotten back from LA where I got to see a feature film I’d written go through principle photography. After nearly seven years of screenwriting, I’ve had my first feature script option and feature script assignment happen within the […]

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Surviving on Set as a Screenwriter

I recently did what many say is impossible, not only did I manage to secure a writing assignment in Hollywood from the middle of nowhere in the UK but I was also fortunate enough to be flown out to Los Angeles to watch the feature film I had penned go through principal photography. While the […]

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The Perks Of Being An Artist

Something strange happened to me this year. My screenwriting life took a shift in a new direction. A producer reached out to me about optioning one of my features and is now working hard to secure the financing needed to green-light the project. This is a strange new world to me and, being the the […]

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My Name’s CJ Walley, and I’m a Writerholic

Before we get into this, I want you to sit down and be prepared for a bittersweet ending. You see, this isn’t one of those blog posts where I encourage every writer to keep fighting, this is a heartfelt and open case for why I may have to quit. As some of you may already […]

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Permission vs Validation

Which script should you write next? Would people want to read it? Is the idea bad? Do you have the skills needed? Are you really just wasting your time… and life? Look, I don’t know a single aspiring screenwriter who doesn’t have those questions running through their mind all the time. Creative pursuits are, by […]

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Hollywood or Bust – Why we need to stop California Dreamin’

We’ve all heard it, within every screenwriting community: You have to grow a thick skin to survive this industry! This industry is desperate for high quality scripts! It takes years to break into this industry? This industry. What does your screenwriting dream look like? Is it red carpets and strobing flash bulbs outside the Dolby Theatre? […]

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