The Writers’ Building is an exclusive network of screenwriters,
headquartered in Los Angeles
but with members that
hail from all over the globe, whom meet online
to help develop
Craft and Career. Most of us are contest-winning,
optioned or
produced screenwriters.
We workshop our
concepts and scripts, trade notes and information,
and talk shop about
screenwriting, movies, TV and pop culture.
Our membership
consists of professionals and aspiring professionals.
We currently have approximately 50 active members.
Our mantra is:
"Better Screenwriters, Better Screenplays," because we are
dedicated to
continuing to develop our craft and professional network.
We
acknowledge that a screenplay must be GREAT to beat out the
competition in the crowded marketplace and a screenwriter must be
disciplined, savvy and professional.
We believe in
networking, because in today's market it's not
enough to have the talent on the page; a screenwriter must also
have
an
"in" to
get their great script into the hands of a decision-maker in
the industry.
We have fun in our
forums talking about all things entertainment and WE ARE CURRENTLY OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS! If you have a great
screenplay sample and you are already on the
pop culture, but we also know when to buckle down and work hard
to achieve our
goals. We are looking for screenwriters who have a
positive demeanor and the drive to keep pushing until they break
through. Many of
our members have found co-writers, collaborators
and good friends here.
network with an intimate group of serious screenwriters rather
than posting on a message board with thousands of anonymous users.
a feature or TV screenplay in the proper format at a competent level of
craft and must show willingness to take their career and the site seriously.
See a sample of member bios.
When a writer gets notes from a peer on our site, it is for the purposes of
improving their script and craft, not to be given a score so they
can rise up a rankings board.
contact information for a production company, the answer is often posted
within minutes on the boards. We look to our fellow members for information,
support, expertise, advice and collaboration.
Senior Story Analyst and his employers have included Miramax Films,
Dimension Films, Twentieth Century Fox, New Line Cinema and director
Jonathan Demme. He has worked as a private screenplay consultant and
Script Doctor and as a teacher of screenwriting for over ten years.
The fee to join our
online community is a non-refundable $25 per year
(upon approval), billed via Paypal. This money goes toward site
maintenance and administrative costs.
road to becoming a
professional screenwriter, please see the Join
page and follow the
instructions carefully.