Cathy Alvarez: Screenwriter and author in College Station, Texas.

Absolutely, Cathy! Much more to come.

Maurice Vaughan Meh, no need to dream. Not crazy about blondes. I dig brunettes. 1986 Demi Moore wins every time!!

Rutger Oosterhoff HA! "jealous Gomez planted!!!" HAHAHHA! Awesome cliff hanger! Good job, Rutger!

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thank you and wish you the same :)

Welcome, Cathy. How's your writing going?

I had it on my hand to hop on here this weekend and never had a chance. Good luck!!

Nice! I'm reading The Art of Dramatic Writing.

Awesome, happy reading!

Hi Cathy and greets to you!. I am reading "Blake Snyder - Save the cat".

Small world! Thanks for the connection :)

Same! Thanks

Also read movie scripts In the same genre Nd style you want to right. There is specific way to write script. If you write them wrong then professionals will recognize that immediately and throw them away after one page.

I have taken your advice and changed my email. I have read some scripts but sure will read more thank you

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Surina Nel you are absolutely right. Some of us are already at the top while some are still climbing the ladder. This actually will bring a shift that will keep us moving forward to our destination. Thanks William, CS and Cathy.

I rarely/never send query letters anymore. I do contests, websites like blacklist, specscout, inktip, and pitch sessions on Stage 32.

thank you all for brilliant advice

Glad you found the content beneficial, Cathy.

I recently re-watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and forgot TH was in it. He was much more enjoyable to watch than in Venom...

TH is brilliant in Peaky Blinders

With most studio executives and their minions considering themselves quality raconteurs, I’m flabbergasted that any studio would spend 21 million dollars and attract A-list talent like Tom Hardy and Linda Cardellini to make a badly written movie about such a notoriously intriguing person as Al Capone. Who wouldn’t want to see a 47-year old Capone suffering from advanced dementia reflect upon the foul deeds of his criminal career. With most industry folk being cautious about pulling the trigger on a potential bomb, it’s a wonder a badly written movie ever gets made. Didn't they make a similar story in 1975?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072761/

I believe the ending is our closing statement for our story's premise or theme. In my latest feature script, an action thriller/love story, MAD MOUNTAIN MASSACRE, my antagonist kills every mofo in the movie to get the girl - and gets away with it. What I'm saying with this story is people get away with murder everyday and don't get caught. Cheating and not getting caught is the American way. If I believed differently, I would have written another ending. Not guilty until caught is the verdict for my love story., Hope this helps. Happy Holidays!

While we're talking about endings, did anyone else feel like the JOKER ending was off. I absolutely felt like they should have cut the movie with JOKER on top of the car in the riot. He went from a nobody to the peoples hero - that was the ending. The hospital scene afterward was totally a stutter scene. He kills again. Shocker. AND it's not even good. No fresh news. I didn't get it. did you?

Shawn Speake I think the Joker end was needed. He was begging for help earlier and was being ignored.

When the problem became big. It was too late. He didn’t want their help. He was punishing them for not helping him when he needed. The murder of the doctor is a “too little, too late” metaphor.

Thanks Cathy. It sounds like fun too.

Dan, your advice will actually help with a different script I put on hold because I had no idea how to structure it.

Thank you so much.

Cathy A - I see that you're in Texas. Getting together with other writers has its advantages for sure. My advice is to stay pretty close to home and involve yourself with other local writers of about your own skill level. All the best to you.