Mary Cybriwsky: Manager and producer in Los Angeles, California.

Richard Kelly

Hello Mary from UK, I am sending you a request as well, concerning I am looking to sell the Film Rights to my 6 creator owned Graphic Novels, some have screenplays. Check out http://www.graphicnovellitagent.com please reply thanks....

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Michael Ford
DIALOGUES – LONG vs SHORT

Hi, writers! I'd like to talk about length of dialogues in feature scripts. I always loved long ones. In fact, I think that ability to make a 10+ pages dialogue – it's what separates men from boys. But when I started submitting my stuff to contests, absolutely every reader told me same – shorter is...

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Doug Nelson

Keep in mind the acting talent available to you. Very few present day Actors can deliver an extended aria or a long soloquie so it's best to keep the dialog in two/three lines separated by some action or cutaways. It makes everyone's life simpler.

Phillip E. Hardy, "The Real Deal"

Kyle

Awesome post.

Bill Albert

Really depends on what type of script you're doing. Even if it's just dialogue you have to keep things moving. Just watched the original "Fail-Safe" yesterday. Absolutely brilliant. It's all dialogue but you can't look away from the characters and situation.

Steven Fussell
What do your words cost you?

In an ideal world a screenwriter would get paid for everything they put into a script. So here is the question: what are the costs of writing a script, hidden and unhidden? Here are two of mine... Overtime -- two hours of work every night on top of my day job... All the time since I was a kid readin...

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Mary Cybriwsky

Software, computer and paper! Stress and countless hours of brain power - but it's all worth it if you complete a script you're happy with

CJ Walley

Balance is currently at $182,347.81 in the red.

Edith Woi

@CJ - baaahhhaaaaaha! But one can't put a price on the time missed with family members.... Getting the actual hours * (price of other employment) is easy. I think though a lot of writers really sacrifice other things.

Victor Titimas
Do some people really write for this reason alone?

I've read this over and over again as a warning against trying to do this, which made me think...Are there people who write screenplays just because they think it's a way to get very rich really fast?:(

Trey Wickwire

I think that people who are writing specifically for monetary gain are likely to get frustrated at the work involved then quit. But anyone who sticks with it has a chance, no matter what their motivat...

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Chanel Ashley

There is no doubt that some people see this as an avenue to easy, quick money - some are deluded and fall by the wayside, but some also have the talent and ability to do exactly that - geez, wish I was part of the latter.

Edith Woi

I write because I think the stuff I put out is damn smokin' :-)

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Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Mary. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 325,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

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