DongWon Song was formerly an editor at Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. There, he launched multiple New York Times bestselling series, including FEED by Mira Grant and LEVIATHAN WAKES by James S.A. Corey. He is looking for science fiction and fantasy – especially epic fantasy or high fantasy for both adults and teens.…
In this screenwriter interview, Cynthia Whitcomb talks about her latest ventures in the Lake Oswego Review.
If you caught our blog last Thursday, then you know we gave our five finalists one last task: to rewrite their short script. With notes they received from the Celebrity Judges, and with FiLMLaB mentor Randall Jahnson to guide them, they were given five days to improve their scripts, with a deadline of midnight tonight.…
What an interesting season it’s been for FiLMLaB. We mixed things up this year by adding required prompts to the contest for dialogue (“I understand the urge.”), props (a lock of some sort), and perhaps the most interesting, a character prompt for “Bug Eyed Bill.” It was a real challenge for the writers who took…
We have arrived at the final week of the FiLMLaB writing contest. You can still work all week and through the weekend on your seven page short script, but it must be submitted by 11:59 this Sunday night. Plenty of time, really. If you’ve already submitted–congratulations; you are a rock star. You took a risk…
If you follow FiLMLab at all, you know that we haven’t been around terribly long–a mere four years, including this one. But this year’s contest is by far the most challenging. In the first two years, we asked that you utilize the annual Willamette Writers Conference theme in your short script (“Fresh Brewed” and “New…
I love this time of year; the week between Christmas and New Years. It’s so perfectly situated for reflection as we take down the tree, stow the candles and box up the ornaments–we are literally packing up the old year to prepare for the new. A fresh new year to receive dreams, ambitions, potential and…
As we put the craziness of Thanksgiving/Black Friday and soon, Cyber Monday, behind us, I figure we have a week, ten days at most before a whole new craziness starts up. During those few days of relative calm, may I suggest you take time to consider your writing goals for 2014 and begin planning for 2015?…
2014 EIFF SCREENWRITERS/FILMMAKERS RETREAT A Unique, Intensive Course in Writing and Marketing Your Screenplays and TV Projects Presented by Hollywood Professionals Writer/Producer TOM SAWYER, Literary Agent KEN SHERMAN, & Movie/Video Distributor MIKE KATCHMAN 9 Hours over 3 Days – plus Homework Assignments SESSION #1 – Friday Evening – Nov 7, 6 – 9 PM SESSION #2 – Saturday Morning…
