So You Want to Write Screenplays... But Do You Read Them?

This is one of the most often overlooked aspects of learning to write screenplays. Do you read screenplays? Every year around Oscar time, studios typically release the screenplays for films they want to see nominated. These are free and anyone can download them.

What's interesting is how often a great movie can have a terrible screenplay. Although, I must say, I've never seen a great screenplay translate into terrible movie, but I'm sure it happens.

The fine folks over at CraftyScreenwriting have put together a list of links where you can download screenplays. Please note these may be production drafts, not spec scripts. Unless you're already contracted with a studio to write a screenplay, you don't need to know how to write a production script. Your goal is to write a spec script—something that catches the attention of Hollywood.

Find screenplays for your favorite films here: http://www.craftyscreenwriting.com/download.html

-The Illiterate Writer