Sci-Fi Blog | Jenna Avery

Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Stasis’ and the Low-Budget Sci-Fi Market

An interview with writer-director Nicole Jones-Dion about her first feature length film, Stasis, and lessons learned for sci-fi screenwriters.

Writing Is My Protest

As a highly-sensitive, introverted writer, I've been working on finding the best ways for me to engage with what's happening here in the United States and rippling across the world. I've not...

6 Takeaways From Rewriting “The Seventh”

I can't believe it, but I've worked on two different screenwriting assignments this year, all while taking care of my little toddler, who just turned two in May. It hasn't been exactly easy, but...

Sci-Fi Circuit: Exploring Sci-Fi With Writer Scott Myers

An interview with screenwriter Scott Myers on the ins and outs of the sci-fi spec market, including budget, world-building, and existential questions.

The results of my online detox experiment and how it has affected my writing

I wrote recently getting a handle on online distractions that keep you from writing, and prior to that, about cutting back on the online distractions that were cluttering my head. I've been highly...

What would you require to give a writing grant?

I got to thinking today, after hearing about a writing grant opportunity recently, that it would be amazing to one day be able to fund and operate a writer's grant program. Maybe even a residential...

Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Time Lapse’ – A Good Script Opens Many Doors

An interview Bradley King and B.P. Cooper about their slow-burning sci-fi thriller that hooks you with the right touches of mystery, tech, and engrossing complications.

Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘The Machine’ – Near Future Grounded Sci-Fi

An interview with Caradog James of Red and Black Films about his award-winning, limited budget sci-fi feature film The Machine.

Sci-Fi Circuit: Solving the Problem of Exposition in Sci-Fi

Writing good science fiction requires introducing not only the world itself, but also any story background needed to set the stage for what’s to come.

Sci-Fi Circuit: Adam Pachter on Landing a Deal With Amazon

In the early days of Amazon Studios, here's an interview with screenwriter Adam Pachter about landing a deal there with his sci-fi script.

Sci-Fi Circuit: Writing Low Budget Science Fiction

If you’ve been following this column for a while, you’ll have seen the many recommendations about focusing on writing low-budget spec scripts.

Sci-Fi Circuit: Getting a Grip on the Sci-Fi Market

By now you know how fascinated I am in not only how to write a great sci-fi script, but also in what it takes to break into the market as a sci-fi screenwriter.

Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Stasis’ and the Low-Budget Sci-Fi Market

Writing Is My Protest

6 Takeaways From Rewriting “The Seventh”

Sci-Fi Circuit: Exploring Sci-Fi With Writer Scott Myers

What would you require to give a writing grant?

Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Time Lapse’ – A Good Script Opens Many Doors

Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘The Machine’ – Near Future Grounded Sci-Fi

Sci-Fi Circuit: Solving the Problem of Exposition in Sci-Fi

Sci-Fi Circuit: Adam Pachter on Landing a Deal With Amazon

Sci-Fi Circuit: Writing Low Budget Science Fiction

Sci-Fi Circuit: Getting a Grip on the Sci-Fi Market

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