by Erik Bork | Nov 20, 2021
I’m lowering the price of one of my least expensive, introductory consultation packages for THREE DAYS ONLY, from $295 to $145. It’s called the “Fifteen and Four” and it includes a one-hour recorded phone conference with me, to discuss material...
by Erik Bork | Mar 30, 2018
There are certain fundamental qualities that stories for the screen seem to need, which all writers struggle to master. I see problems related to these qualities in virtually every idea or script — including my own! I have blogged about all of these over the...
by Erik Bork | Feb 20, 2016
What exactly is script coverage? Is it a good thing to pay for, and how is it different from script consulting? I’m glad you asked. When someone “covers” a script, they analyze its perceived strengths and weaknesses, and write up a brief report about them. The...
by Erik Bork | Oct 31, 2015
I’ve consistently found that most of the notes I have on any script I read — and certainly all of the most important ones — are notes I would have had on the basic idea behind the story, if it had been pitched to me before it was written. And so, the #1 piece of...
by Erik Bork | Jun 29, 2015
If you’re interested in getting professional-level feedback on something you’ve written or are writing — but want to do it inexpensively — this might be of interest to you. For the next 25 hours, I’m lowering the price of my...
by Erik Bork | Jun 6, 2015
If I could sum up the number one most common overall weakness in screenplays I read, it would be that the main character does not have a big enough overall problem, and a high enough level of difficulty and complications as they try to solve it. When you get the...
by Erik Bork | Oct 30, 2014
If you’re interested in getting professional-level feedback on something you’ve written or are writing — but want to do it inexpensively — this might be of interest to you. For the next 36 hours, I’m lowering the price of my...
by Erik Bork | Jun 10, 2013
Blake Snyder’s ten “genres” and fifty “subgenres” in his Save the Cat books are my single favorite tool for screenwriters. I have long believed that studying this system of story types, and making sure each script you write clearly fits...
by Erik Bork | Feb 12, 2013
A few years ago, screenwriter Craig Mazin wrote a blog post voicing his skepticism about “script consultants” — titled “Screenwriting is Free”. Craig (Chernobyl, Identity Thief, The Hangover Part II) was advocating for aspiring writers,...
by Erik Bork | Nov 22, 2012
I recently got to see the L.A. production of THE BOOK OF MORMON musical. I felt I basically knew the story from listening to the songs on the original Broadway cast recording. But not knowing the spoken dialogue or visuals, I was interested to see how the narrative...