who’s a member of their local cinema club? I used to ride my cruiser up here every Friday no matter what was playing and when I’m in town I hit it 2-3 a week! How about you? Do you love seeing films on the big screen? https://www.instagram.com/am_cinematheque 💥

Apple just approved it. This is the moment. Here's what ScriptReader does: it performs your screenplay aloud to you. Your characters. Your dialogue. Your scenes. With distinct voices for every role. You stop reading your script and start hearing it — which means you catch what your eye skips right over. I built this for you. For us. And right now, the beta is open. First 50 people get to try it free. That's it. No waitlist after that. Here's all you do: Step 1 — Download TestFlight. It's Apple's free beta testing app (iOS only — Android coming later.). Takes 30 seconds. → https://apps.apple.com/us/app/testflight/id899247664 Step 2 — Once TestFlight is on your phone, tap this link to join the beta: → https://testflight.apple.com/join/BVXKtFRD You get 30 minutes free. Use every second. Then come back and tell me everything — good, bad, whatever you actually think. That's the deal if you're one of the 50 who downloads. That feedback shapes what this becomes. Also, these 3 questions are hugely important: 1. Did it work? Could you get your script in and hear it play back without hitting a wall? Yes or no — and if no, where did it break? 2. What surprised you? Good or bad. What did you learn about your script? 3. Would you pay for this? Based on what this cost me, I cannot give this away for free. So if yes, what's a fair monthly price? The link is live. The clock is running. Don't download unless you're committed to giving feedback. If you are, comment: 🔥 below. And let's get to work! Go. 🎬 Edit: there are def some spacing issues with how it differentiates between characters and action. They sometimes run together. This is something I’m addressing in the next build. This build is more about… does it work at all. And don’t forget to try the Forge Analysis and see how that reads.

I've been stuck rewriting and revising for like two whole weeks. And I feel like I'm just fully in the densest of woods. I've never been fully satisfied with this specific section of a pilot: Act 2 up to the Midpoint. It has always felt too much like set-up leading to the Midpoint, with no strong climax of its own. And I realized at some point that I was so uninterested in that section of the story specifically *because* I never felt like my characters were doing anything other than setting up events to come. It sucked. So I've been writing and scrapping and writing and scrapping and writing for days now. Testing out different ways to accomplish the many goals I've set up for this section. I love this part of writing, tbh. The puzzle solve. It lets me know I'm gonna be fine, that my writing is gonna be fine, because I always end up at the right solution. But the working through it can feel daunting and very isolating. So I'm briefly stepping out of my cave to come up for some fresh air before I go right back in!

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) is one of my favorite recent releases. Every time I watch it, I am amazed at how much story it tells and how fast it moves. So, my brain being what it is... one day, I sat down and mapped the movie out, beat-by-beat, minute-by-minute. Here are the results. This movie is, essentially, a series of short stories/adventures with a beginning, middle, and end, over and over until we reach the end credits. It is astounding to me how well paced and structured this thing is. So, if you're writing and you feel stuck - maybe give your characters a task to achieve (or fail)? Write your scene with a beginning, middle, and end, rather than what we typically do and ssssttttrrrreeeettttcccchhhh a scene out for way too long with nothing actually being done.

New Member Monday Coaching -- Feb 9 - 10 a.m. Pacific Time. If you're new and have never been in a coaching call, now's your chance to experience how as little as one session can completely transform the way you see your writing. I'm not even going to try to sell you on the radical transformations that are going on here with Writer's Forge writers, just look at the responses below, from this week alone. This community is about teaching you how to see your pages and characters through the eyes of a professional writer. Not pre-made formulas like Save the Cat or The Heroes Journey... this is not plug and play. This is about you connecting deeply with your work, so the reader can feel and related and fall in love with your characters from page 1. It's about developing your own unique voice. Not mimicking the crowd. If you're stuck in rewrites you don't know how to finish, or feel your story just isn't firing on all cylinders and don't know why, come experience what true coaching and community is all about. Drop your pages below. And meanwhile, have a look at what your fellow writers actually have to say. This is just a small, enthusiastic sample of the many writers here who are falling in love with writing all over again. DM me or sign up below. Space is limited. Dave Lena Lieuvin This was so helpful and insightful, my head is full of ideas I have to put on paper now. Thanks so much everyone. Can’t wait for more on Friday 🔥 Anna Fermin It seems ridiculous to me that this was only my 2nd time in a coaching call, because I feel I've learned sooo much already from David and the community at the Writer's Forge in the short time I've been here. So impressed with the other projects on this call. And truly thankful for the feedback. Thanks everyone! Great job, all! Jason Byrley