Bela Lampert

Optioned Screenwriter / Yoga Instructor

Screenplay Title Page Myths

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]It’s always dangerous when people who think they know something but they don’t know it from experience give advice to others. That’s exactly what happens in many writers groups. Writers who think they know that they’re doing give advice to others. But that’s only part of the...

What It Takes To Become A Better Writer

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]I you ask any screenwriter what it takes to become good and professional, I bet you will get a whole lot of different answers. Some will say “craft”, others “creativity”, others “connections in the industry”, and so on and so forth...

What Is Your Most Inspired Time Worth?

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]Your not equally inspired throughout the whole day. There are times where writing comes more easily and others where it’s almost impossible. I, for example, need to write in the morning when my mind is still fresh. But others do it in the evening. For myself, I...

How Did I Do That Last Time?

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]Happens to me all the time: I’m in the middle of writing, and then I need one, tiny, little, seemingly unimportant function in whatever software I’m using at that point, but I can’t figure out how this works. I did it in the past, but...

The Best Writing Software

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] The Best Writing Software Since I’ve begun making tutorials about software for writers, people keep asking me this: “Bela, what’s the best writing software.” Or...

The Real Cost Of Writing Software

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] The Real Cost Of Writing Software When it comes to writing software prices, what happens most of the time that people compare apples to pears. There are a couple of things you need to take into consideration if you want to find out the real price...

More Ways To Waste Your Writing Time

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] More Ways To Waste Your Writing Time This is what a fellow screenwriter wrote me the other day on an instant messenger platform: ===== YO! Just googled all over to figure out where to reset Scrivener default fonts. Everything out there was an old location. Then I happened upon...

Arc Studio Screenwriting Application Review

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="67153"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Arc Studio Review The folks from Arc Studio reached out to me and asked me if I wanted to give their screenwriting software a spin, and I said “yes”. And just so you know, this is not a sponsored video, I’m using the free trial for...

How To Use Automatic Backups In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Backup Preferences Let’s look at Highlands Backup Preferences. Highland is not a cloud-based application, so it’s really important that you take care of backing up your work regularly yourself. To get to the Backup Preferences, go to “Highland - Preferences”, and then go to the last...

International Script Element Preferences For Different Languages In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland International Script Element Preferences Highland offers you the possibility to adapt its auto-completion elements in case you are not using English as the main language for your screenplay. In order to do this, go to the Highland International settings at “Highland - Preferences”, and then,...