How To Read More Screenplays In 2020

The ultimate guide to read more, write better and be more productive

Ty Leisher
5 min readJan 10, 2020

With two young children at home, the idea of a quiet evening curled up with a stack of screenplays has been pushed so far out of my brain that I think I replaced it with some nonsense true crime facts at this point.

We all have life commitments that get in the way of us reading and writing, and that’s a real bummer because a good screenplay can enrich your life.

So how do we read more, even when we don’t have the time to read as it is?

Podcasts, audiobooks, radio, oh my

We live in an audio age. Not since the golden age of radio dramas has it been a better time to be an audiophile. Between audiobooks, Audible originals, narrative podcasts, and Medium’s Audio format, there’s enough audio-only content to curl up in bed and binge listen to your favorite stories all winter.

But if you’re like me and you work in the film and television industry where reading isn’t just a hobby but part of your livelihood, finding a way to listen to screenplays would be a game-changer, right?

Well, allow me to change the game for you.

The ultimate script…

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Ty Leisher

Not a serial killer despite my search history. Screenwriter & Filmmaker | Sundance Semi-Finalist | Buy Me A Coffee