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I Read 166 Killer Shorts Scripts, and Here’s What I Want You To Know
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Garth Ginsburg

Garth Ginsburg is an aspiring screenwriter based in Los Angeles. His favorite member of the Wu-Tang Clan is Ghostface Killah, but his favorite Wu solo project is Liquid Swords by The GZA.

Feb 10
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I Read 166 Killer Shorts Scripts, and Here’s What I Want You To Know

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting
Seasoned contest reader Garth Ginsburg delivers his sharp annual take on this year’s submissions. Did anyone dare to follow last year’s advice—and was it a…
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Feb 20
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I Read 130+ Killer Shorts Submissions, and Here’s What I Want You To Know

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting
Contest reader Garth is back to tell you what he's learned after reading a ton of horror short scripts and stories for Killer Shorts Season…
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Feb 21
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I Read 200 Killer Shorts Submissions, and Here’s What I Want You To Know

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting
Hello again! My name is Garth, and I’m a reader for the Killer Shorts competition. I read 200 scripts this year, and I’m back to…
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Mar 03
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I Read 300 Killer Shorts Script Submissions, and Here’s What I Want You To Know

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting No Comments
When you submit to a screenwriting competition, do you ever wonder how your scripts are judged? We are excited to bring you this article from…
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Jul 08
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*Sigh* Fine, Let’s Talk About Loglines For Competitions

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting
I fucking hate loglines. Okay, let me walk that back a little. Loglines are an important part of this thing we call screenwriting for a…
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Feb 24
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I Read 164 of the Killer Shorts Script Submissions This Year, and Here’s What I Want You To Know

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting
Hello, my name is Garth, and I was a reader for the Killer Shorts contest. Of the 952(!) scripts submitted for this year’s competition, I…
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Dec 07
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I Wrote My First Horror Movie in 2020

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting No Comments
For most of my life, I thought I wasn’t a horror guy. Horror movies were not what I loved growing up. I don’t consider any…
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