Screenwriting can be difficult and lonely. You might have a really hard time on a particular draft, unsure how to break a scene or end your screenplay. Maybe a thought occurs to you: This would be so much easier if I had some help. Hopefully, you have someone you can take these issues to. Maybe that's just a friend you can ask for advice or a read. I use my fellow acting and writer friends, including our very own Jason Hellerman (thanks, Jason). Or maybe you have a full-on partner in your creative endeavors. For instance, I just met Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe at Sundance, and as they write together, they act out their screenplays in a garage to figure out if dialogue and structure are working. They share writing and showrunner credit on their new project, The Screener.But writing partnerships aren't just about finding someone to do half the work. In fact, that's probably the worst reason to seek one out. As I was looking into this, I found a discussion hosted by the International Screenwriters' Association, in which industry professionals tackled the question of writing partners. That is, where to find them, how to make collaborations work, and most importantly, whether you actually need one in the first place. - YouTube www.youtube.com Should You Even Have a Writing Partner? Before you start hunting for a screenwriting bestie to share writing credit with you, you need to ask yourself, Why do I actually want one? Max Timm, the...
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