Jacob N. Stuart

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” 7 Tips for Great Dialogue

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” 7 Tips for Great Dialogue

Jacob Stuart's advice on writing dialogue for screenplays.

By Jacob N. Stuart. Hollywood has a short attention span. Unlike writers, who may have all day to sit and ponder, plotting out their next script, or revising and revising a screenplay until their fingers are numb, the truth is: the people you need to impress with your script don’t. So in your writing breaks, […]

 Jacob N. Stuart

Query Letters: Hoax or Not?

Query Letters: Hoax or Not?

Stephanie Palmer and Jacob N. Stuart share their thoughts on the effectiveness of query letters for screenplays.

By Jacob N. Stuart. Let’s say you plan to write a query letter to get a screenplay agent. Here’s my advice – don’t. Stephanie Palmer With these words, Stephanie Palmer began “The Great Query Letter Hoax“, a recent article about query letters, claiming that they do not work. Stephanie Palmer is the author of Good in […]