True Story Rights

Every ScriptLix article filed under true story rights is collected here, from craft notes on structure and scene work to what happens once a script goes out to readers. Start with whatever your current draft is losing on.

• Can You Sell a Screenplay Based on a True Story? Rights, Explained

  Facts are free, but defamation, publicity rights and E&O insurance decide whether your true story spec clears. Here is what buyers check and how to build a script that survives it.

  By Nadia Osei