Choosing to become a screenwriter is one of the biggest life decisions you’ll ever make. It takes hard work, discipline, and a willingness to hear a lot of people tell you “No” before finally hearing ...

I made a post a little while back and I wound up using Montage and Avenir for this purpose and have grown to dislike both of them.<BR><BR>Montage has quirks where I might press the return key and it ...

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If you’re a screenwriter or want to be a screenwriter, then at some point you will have used Final Draft. Co-founded in 1990 and now in its 12th version, the Final Draft screenwriting software boasts ...

Writing a movie is hard work. Using AI screenwriting tools is not. I put three such tools to the test to see what kind of tales a machine could weave. I’ve been freelancing as a tech journalist for ...

Beat is available for free from the Apple App store. With all the basic features you need and outstanding auto-formating, you cannot go wrong with this app. No built-in collaboration tools. Everyone's ...

Of course these days it’s the rare screenwriter, or any other writer for that matter, who uses a typewriter. Computers and word processors are the norms, and there are specialized screenplay writing ...

Once upon a time, screenwriting was a labor-intensive vocation. And that labor was hardly confined to the age-old challenges of storytelling. “Just the sheer physical pain-in-the-ass quality of typing ...

Working on your novel? Hoping to finish that movie script? Help yourself along with the best writing apps we've tested based on their ease-of-use, features, and cost. I'm an expert in software and ...

Writing for an animated film is like painting on an infinite canvas—there are literally no bounds. You don’t have to worry about expensive or dangerous stunts, keeping your sets small for the sake of ...