CJ Walley https://cjwalley.com/ Screenwriter Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:02:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://cjwalley.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Tas-favicon-scaled-32x32.jpg CJ Walley https://cjwalley.com/ 32 32 2 Critical Things Most Screenwriters Are Missing About AI https://cjwalley.com/2-critical-things-most-screenwriters-are-missing-about-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2-critical-things-most-screenwriters-are-missing-about-ai Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:02:15 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1732 Articles on AI are running thick and fast right now, so I forgive that little sigh you made when you saw the title for this one pop-up. If, as a screenwriter, you have time for one blog on the subject however, please make it this one, because I feel it’s time for a little balance […]

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]]> 10 Things Screenwriters Should Expect When They Finally Break In https://cjwalley.com/10-things-screenwriters-should-expect-when-they-finally-break-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-things-screenwriters-should-expect-when-they-finally-break-in Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:57:38 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1716 For a community obsessed with breaking in, you’d be forgiven for thinking the amateur screenwriting world talks about nothing but what it’s actually like to work in the industry. Sadly, that’s not the case, as very few of those giving advice have ever made it, and those that have tend to get ostracised for their […]

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]]> A Plan to Succeed in Screenwriting in 2023 https://cjwalley.com/a-plan-to-succeed-in-screenwriting-in-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-plan-to-succeed-in-screenwriting-in-2023 Mon, 26 Dec 2022 14:42:45 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1636 We’re at that point where it’s time to revisit my annual blog about forming a plan to succeed in screenwriting not only in the next twelve months but over the years it typically takes to break in. Christmas is a great time to pause and reflect on where we are and I like to keep this […]

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]]> Adventures in Film Producing (as a Screenwriter) –  Part 3 https://cjwalley.com/adventures-in-film-producing-as-a-screenwriter-part-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adventures-in-film-producing-as-a-screenwriter-part-3 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:09:56 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1605 So, I ended Part 2 of this series on a bit of a cliff-hanger… if you call a cliff-hanger the build up to something we all really know the ending to! After effectively writing three new spec scripts, re-writing a previous spec, and eventually getting a green-light on new feature film, our hopes were dashed […]

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]]> Adventures in Film Producing (as a Screenwriter) –  Part 2 https://cjwalley.com/adventures-in-film-producing-as-a-screenwriter-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adventures-in-film-producing-as-a-screenwriter-part-2 Tue, 17 May 2022 11:43:13 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1600 So, with my second film Double Threat releasing in the US on June 3rd, I’ve been feeling a little guilty that I’ve not been writing more parts in this series that detail how I got here. As some of you know, I’ve written and produced two feature films since I wrote Part 1 and, well, there’s so much to […]

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]]> 10 Years, 10 Lessons; My Decade Long Journey Becoming a Professional Screenwriter and What It’s Taught Me https://cjwalley.com/10-years-10-lessons-my-decade-long-journey-becoming-a-professional-screenwriter-and-what-its-taught-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-years-10-lessons-my-decade-long-journey-becoming-a-professional-screenwriter-and-what-its-taught-me Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:40:58 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1527 Today marks my ten-year anniversary in screenwriting. I like to think I have quite a bit to show for it now that I’m a writer-producer with a few feature films, my own production company, a book on craft, and a script hosting platform to my name. That said, I’ve lost a lot too, in a […]

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]]> Mind The Gap; Why a Script and a Logline May No Longer Be Enough https://cjwalley.com/mind-the-gap-why-a-script-and-a-logline-may-no-longer-be-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mind-the-gap-why-a-script-and-a-logline-may-no-longer-be-enough Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:14:11 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1512 When you’ve spent a long time in a particular profession, it’s hard to ever take that hat off fully. I did twenty years in the field of marketing and now tend to see everything through a marketeer’s eyes. Since then I’ve spent a decade in the world of filmmaking so I’ve naturally become fascinated with […]

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]]> A Plan to Succeed in Screenwriting in 2022 https://cjwalley.com/a-plan-to-succeed-in-screenwriting-in-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-plan-to-succeed-in-screenwriting-in-2022 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:14:46 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1489 It’s time once again to revisit my annual blog about forming a plan to succeed in screenwriting in the next calendar year. Christmas is a great time to pause and reflect on where we are and I’m trying to keep this guide updated with any new information I find and keep it in context in […]

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]]> 10 GENUINE Giveaways You’re an Amateur Screenwriter https://cjwalley.com/10-genuine-giveaways-youre-an-amateur-screenwriter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-genuine-giveaways-youre-an-amateur-screenwriter Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:39:47 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1463 I’ve spent the best part of ten years now hearing the phrase “you’ll look like an amateur” over and over again within screenwriting communities but, more often than not, what’s fussed over is petty and ambiguous. Yet, at the same time, I see behaviour that screams NOOB from the rooftops that it seems nobody’s talking about. […]

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]]> The Hidden Danger of Unconditional Loyalty in Film https://cjwalley.com/the-hidden-danger-of-unconditional-loyalty-in-film/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hidden-danger-of-unconditional-loyalty-in-film Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:42:20 +0000 https://cjwalley.com/?p=1445 I’m a painfully loyal person and, while that sounds like a strength, I’m not entirely sure it is. It’s a trait. Loyalty is a strange beast that can often be tied to a lot of different factors that mean what looks like loyalty in others might be something else entirely, while our own loyalty can […]

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