<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Write LA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Write LA offers help to screenwriters of all standards. It runs screenplay competitions for TV pilots and features. There is script coaching from the ]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:19:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.write-la.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[            What's the Point of Movies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top Hat (1935) Courtesy RKO Radio Pictures Tim Schildberger - Script Magazine - March 20th, 2026 Why are movies made? Lately it feels like we’re being subjected to a lot of stuff labeled as "movies" that feel like they only exist as a potential revenue stream. I know I’ve watched a few and thought to myself, ‘Who thought this was a good idea for a movie?’ It feels like we’ve run off the rails when it comes to reasons for creating cinema, and we’re letting all the wrong reasons overwhelm the...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/what-s-the-point-of-movies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd780cbd46da1f6b2714c6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:49:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_24c5c33b739a4b6990bdf172c334faf4~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do I want to tell THIS Story right now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[canva Tim Schildberger - Script Magazine - September 17th, 2025 All writers share a common bond. They’ve all committed time and energy to...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/why-do-i-want-to-tell-this-story-right-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d1a3d4a30359f10dd116c5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:35:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_964066ac72e74985928cab55fa8a5572~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s a Callback in a Script and Are They Necessary or Even Useful?]]></title><description><![CDATA[canva Tim Schildberger - July 18th, 2025 It’s OK if you’re not super familiar with the term ‘callback’. It’s not one of the most commonly...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/what-s-a-callback-in-a-script-and-are-they-necessary-or-even-useful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bb8cd28c49b59a196d69b0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 01:31:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_964066ac72e74985928cab55fa8a5572~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are Bored. And That's a Good Thing!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Poster for 'Black Bag' Tim Schildberger - March 18th, 2025 This is an optimistic post. I promise I come at this with the most...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/we-are-bored-and-that-s-a-good-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d9cda66240f8c457dd4d37</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:56:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_c0854282c1f344489f58daa436fbf111~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why The Oscars made me sad (and annoyed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sean Baker with one of his 2025 Academy Awards. Courtesy of NPR ‘Anora’s' win for Best Original Screenplay is a slap in the face to the...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/why-the-oscars-made-me-sad-and-annoyed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c61d66295dfeba6c9e0d21</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_5023f6961ad14d8b9784a473b227344f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_733,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Trip Revelations]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Tim Schildberger - November 23, 2024 I recently went on a quick road trip to the middle of the USA. It was fascinating on many levels,...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/road-trip-revelations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67422b1e83e1906b116cfcbb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 19:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_7be9d7c3322a47fcb341c323e141bfdb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using the Election to Improve Your Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Tim Schildberger - November 12, 2024 Trigger reassurance…this is not an article written to make you feel any better or worse about the...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/using-the-election-to-improve-your-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6733d34ed88d3490617b3e88</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_c837df2b2da44351be2511f4922ee1dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_296,h_170,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['Anora' - Script Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Tim Schildberger - First published in Script Magazine Anora – winner of this year’s Palm d’Or at Cannes (the festival’s top prize) has...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/anora-script-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6733a44cc5a27547c482bb0f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_749429fe897f44f384e1e6993c9cc2c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_225,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Write LA - New Season, Big Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to new beginning of sorts for the Write LA script competition. We’re changing a few things, and I figured I’d explain why!   For...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/write-la-new-season-big-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6723e677fc05f44d5c15fbf6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:29:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_c276df23e8c0489f8b50684844e86995~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_275,h_183,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Fall Guy" Script Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Tim Schildberger - May 20th 2024 On paper, “The Fall Guy” ticks all the boxes. 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This article originally...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/could-a-vomit-draft-be-a-terrible-idea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6222550e049729a70320ac2b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:14:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_c8fef7d028bb4dc997d61f52bba91665~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_338,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell Lindsey Pearlman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, As someone who has worked hard over the last six years to create a community for writers and actors, I can tell you most of the...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/farewell-lindsey-pearlman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6214250c9fc59692461abe27</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 23:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_80bf3c4a42fd4a9bb72df42f0441f7e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our 2021 Winners are repped thanks to us!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUGE NEWS!! We are thrilled to announce out 2021 Grand Prize Winners Mads Gauger and Christan Leonard have found representation, thanks...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/our-2021-winners-are-repped-thanks-to-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6201bb96793ca9ef8250d56d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_1096019d29e045498b3d38febfad2e8d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Script Review: 'The Power of the Dog']]></title><description><![CDATA[The script for this movie, written and directed by the supremely talented Jane Campion...is bad. Quite bad actually.  The film looks...]]></description><link>https://www.write-la.com/post/script-review-power-of-the-dog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61ad4ec3ae9ace0017f6e7e8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 02:53:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d6f0e_f61e54e4138b4454af2dc2b63956f118~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tim7604</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch our Grand Prize Winner Video!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're thrilled to reveal the video of the reading of our Grand Prize Winning Script! 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