Heidi Hornbacher loves helping artists bring their visions to life on page and screen. A graduate of UCLA’s screenwriting program, Heidi has written and developed numerous features, treatments, and TV pilots for both studios and independent producers. She co-founded both the Slamdance Script Clinic and PageCraft, offering script coaching, workshops, and writing retreats in California, Italy, and online. Heidi’s clients include Emmy winners, TV legends, and brand new writers, too. Heidi is a frequent guest lecturer for Slamdance, Roadmap Writers, Alameda International Film Festival, Coherence Education, and Eastern New Mexico University. She has judged for the Slamdance Film Festival screenwriting contest, the Page Awards, and The Writer’s Lab. Heidi is represented by Zero Gravity Management.
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Heidi’s Blog: The Power of a Wordless Story
What Are Words? The Power of Wordless Story As a writer one of my favorite…
PagecraftApril 23, 2025
Heidi’s Blog: My Old Ass and Arrival
Love Is Worth the Pain One of the many great things about our writing workshops…
PagecraftDecember 9, 2024
Heidi’s Blog: The Power of Subtext
What is not said in The Order and Woman of the Hour Personally, I know…
PagecraftDecember 1, 2024
Heidi’s Blog: The Power of Context
A look at Rebel Ridge and The Zone of Interest In the recent drama Rebel…
PagecraftNovember 11, 2024
Guest Post: Taking Risks
by Carlo Cavagna “Take risks, push boundaries, explore the uncomfortable. Dare to fail in order…
PagecraftSeptember 20, 2024
Heidi’s Blog: The Quiet Girl – Thoughts on Hidden Story Structure
I recently met the Irish Consul General in Los Angeles. When I said I write…
PagecraftSeptember 9, 2024
Heidi’s Blog: Point of View
by Heidi Hornbacher & Carlo Cavagna Have you ever thought about how point of view…
PagecraftFebruary 27, 2024
Heidi’s Blog: Voiceover as an Effective Tool, Not a Crutch – David Fincher’s THE KILLER
by Heidi Hornbacher & Carlo Cavagna When a screenwriter asks for coaching on how to…
PagecraftDecember 9, 2023
Heidi’s Blog: Clay on the Table
We all felt a rush of joy and accomplishment when news broke that the WGA…
PagecraftOctober 29, 2023
Heidi’s Blog: Rules of Magic
I was recently working with a client on a fairly straightforward drama script when suddenly,…
PagecraftAugust 12, 2023