Kymber Yung posted in the forum recently about a great marketing resource, The Numbers, for box office data and related information.
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“The Lighthouse” by Janet Zibell was named 2nd Place Drama Winner in the 2008 Movie Script Contest. Congratulations Janet!

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“… (N)ot only is it absolutely crucial that you come up with a fantastic concept for your screenplay… you also have to come up with a second concept.
“One is not enough.
“You need two.”
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“… Weirdly, show business turned out to be a safe industry. When I was in school, banking, real estate, and insurance seemed like the safe industries. Wow, I’m glad I went into showbiz …”
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Two of Orlanda Szabo’s scripts, “Stage Left,” and “Convergence,” made the quarterfinals in this year’s Bluecat Screenplay Competition. Orlanda was also notified that her horror short script, “Replay,” is a semifinalist in the American Gem.
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One-pages and the mechanics of suspense are featured in a weekend post at the Mystery Man on Film blog –
“… I have read so much about this lecture but never the lecture itself. Well, I’m very proud to share with you the transcript of the lecture Hitch gave in March, 1939, at Radio City Music […]

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Jennifer Quintenz ( “American Heiress,” “Wicked Wicked Games” ) has optioned a feature screenplay to a Los Angeles based production company.
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Cheryl Farr posted her notes on the latest Sherwood Oaks College session, the Post-Screenwriter’s Expo Producers-at-Studios event. As always, no fluff, just the important nuggets.
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John Connell’s “Russian Odyssey” was a quarter-finalist in both the Page and the Writers Network competitions recently, while his short, “Spunky’s Cache,” a TV pilot, did likewise in this year’s Scriptapalooza contest.

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Episode Five of Nevada Grey’s hot new comedy, “The Other Normal,” is now showing at her YouTube channel. More details in the forum.
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In light of Universal Pictures’ recent announcement that Ridley Scott will direct its movie based on Hasbro’s “Monopoly” board game, producer William Horberg takes a quick look at a concept strategy beyond simple product placement — “branded entertainment.”
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Simon Adams and his co-writer Shane Elsmore are developing a pilot for their children’s TV series “Insomniacs” with Nickelodeon. 
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The first QE Cycle started yesterday.  If you didn’t get the notice, join us immediately and elevate the quality of your screenwriting.
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“True to form, my two seminars at the Creative Screenwriting Expo in downtown L.A. this past weekend accentuated the positive. In both ‘Writing the Marketable Romantic Comedy’ and ‘Writing Funny Love: Comedy Craft for the Contemporary Rom-Com,’ I talked about many ways in which screenwriters could and should improve their romantic comedies, emphasizing a myriad […]

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“Have you ever wondered why some screenwriters are able to to get more exposure, build personal contacts and networks, stay current on what studios are looking for, and gain access to buyers, producers, agents and managers?
“… watch this quick, 4 minute video clip from the exclusive “7 Habits” seminar with Producer Marvin V. Acuna.”
First name […]

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