Brad Schreiber

Articles by Brad Schreiber

13 Things Bad Screenwriters Commonly Do

Having been the director of development for TV/film director Jonathan Kaplan (Unlawful Entry, The Accused, NBC's E.R.), I had the unique and special opportunity to read screenplays, as well as fiction and non-fiction books and articles, to see if there was anything which might interest him as a directorial assignment.

Anyway, it's funny (fun... (read more)

How NOT to Enter a Screenwriting Contest

When I founded the Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction in 2000, I did it to honor my mother, who wrote articles for magazines and newspapers, and taught writing in San Mateo County in Northern California.

When I formulated the rules for entering the contest, I thought I would never have a problem with any entries. Writers would simply read the ru... (read more)