The SW Curriculum is designed to work in conjunction with the follow Personal Help Tools. These Tools represent the "Application" side of what you learn through the Curriculum.   The tools are: Critiquing Groups, Message Boards, Email List Groups and more.  


Critiquing Groups

A critiquing group is usually defined as a small number of screenwriters that work together, systematically reading and then critiquing fellow members finished screenplays to help them produce a commercial quality product.  They assist each other in a team effort to guide each screenwright to create their own good spec script(s).  The group members are careful to assist in terms of teaching principles, rather than writing portions of the script for the other members. 

SWCG encourages it's groups to work with a script from the beginning of the writing process (idea, character profiles, outline etc) to assisting in the re-writing of the screenplay.  They can also bring a completed script to the group.

SWCG   (Scripters World Critiquing Groups)
American Zoetrope   (Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios)
ASA Critique Service   (American Screenwriters Association)

If you know of any other critiquing group please contact SW and we'll add it to our list.


Message Boards

There are several good Message Boards (Forums) on the internet.  Some more active or better than others.  The more active ones are listed first.

WORDPLAY/FADE IN: - (Main page has link to Forums)
Done Deal Screenwriting Forum
Black Dog Cafe (BDC) - (Community Lounge)
BDC Workshops: "Script Push!" - (aspects of screenwriting)
BDC Workshops: "And... Action" - (technical/financial side of filming)
Screenwriter's Home - (Screenwriters Utopia)
Screenwriting Message Board - (Writers Write)
Jenna's Screenwriting Forum - (Absolute Write)
Let's Talk About Movies - (Craig Kellem's Website)
Screenwriters and Playwrights' Discussion Forum - (InkSpot)
Mark's Screenwriting Message Board
Comedy Screenwriting Forum

Email List Groups

Email List Groups are sorta like Message Boards only they only utilize email for communication and posting of messages.  They usually have several options of format: all messages are sent to your email address, only certain messages are sent to you or you can read and reply to all posted message on a website.

Here are the ones that we have found:

The Screenwriters Workshop
eGroups - Screenwriting
eGroups - Screenwriters

Other Helps

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) has a good Mentor program and screenwriting FAQ .  At least check out the FAQ sometime.

The "Screenwriters Partner Connection"® is a place where you can look for a screenwriting partner.

"SW Links Page" contain links to all the major screenwriting websites.

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