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How To Write A Script

September 16, 2021

Are you an aspiring screenwriter? There are many of ways to get your story to the page. We breakdown the most important steps in writing a quality screenplay.

How To Write A Script

Everything You Need To Know About Writing Dystopian Screenplays

Everything You Need To Know About Writing Dystopian Screenplays

September 14, 2021

How To Craft The Perfect Villain Monologue

How To Craft The Perfect Villain Monologue

September 7, 2021

Plot Vs. Story: What's the Difference?

Plot Vs. Story: What's the Difference?

September 2, 2021

Character Development

How to Create a Character Profile: A Step-by-Step Guide

August 31, 2021

How to Write A Compelling Screenplay Montage

How to Write A Compelling Screenplay Montage

August 19, 2021

How to Construct a Plot Using a Frame Story

How to Construct a Plot Using a Frame Story

August 19, 2021

Writing the Perfect Flashback in Your Screenplay

Writing the Perfect Flashback in Your Screenplay

August 19, 2021

5 Classic Movie Tropes and How to Reinvent Them

5 Classic Movie Tropes and How to Reinvent Them

5 Steps to Adapt Your Novel into a Screenplay

5 Steps to Adapt Your Novel into a Screenplay

The 10 Biggest Mistakes Beginner Screenwriters Make

The 10 Biggest Mistakes Beginner Screenwriters Make

20 Screenwriting Terms Every Writer Needs To Know

20 Screenwriting Terms Every Writer Needs To Know

How to Write a Cathartic Character Arc

Character Development

How to Write a Cathartic Character Arc

Stop Writing Conflict. Start Writing Conflicted

Character Development

Stop Writing Conflict. Start Writing Conflicted

Character Breakdown: Cassandra, from ‘Promising Young Woman’

Character Development

Character Breakdown: Cassandra, from ‘Promising Young Woman’

You Can’t Set Horror in Space… Or Can You?

You Can’t Set Horror in Space… Or Can You?

How To Choose A Screenplay Outline Strategy

How To Choose A Screenplay Outline Strategy

Interview: How ‘The Last of Us Part II’ Writers Crafted a Game That Made Us All Cry

Interview: How ‘The Last of Us Part II’ Writers Crafted a Game That Made Us All Cry

How Does Emmy-Winning Writer Craig Mazin Structure a Story?

How Does Emmy-Winning Writer Craig Mazin Structure a Story?

Screenwriting Battle: 3-Act vs. 5-Act Story Structure

Screenwriting Battle: 3-Act vs. 5-Act Story Structure

Screenwriting Lessons from ‘Sound of Metal’ Writer: What’s in Your Character’s Pockets?

Character Development

Screenwriting Lessons from ‘Sound of Metal’ Writer: What’s in Your Character’s Pockets?

Free Screenplay Template for Microsoft Word and Google Docs

Free Screenplay Template for Microsoft Word and Google Docs

Screenwriting Competitions to Enter in 2021: Our Top 5

Screenwriting Competitions to Enter in 2021: Our Top 5

Interview: 5 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Aaron Sorkin

Interview: 5 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Aaron Sorkin

Plot Point Breakdown: ‘Promising Young Woman’

Plot Point Breakdown: ‘Promising Young Woman’

‘Find Your Character’s Painful Truth’: Lessons from the Writer of ‘Wolfwalkers’

‘Find Your Character’s Painful Truth’: Lessons from the Writer of ‘Wolfwalkers’

The Screenwriter’s Guide to Page One

The Screenwriter’s Guide to Page One

‘Tease Those Ideas’: Lessons from the Writer of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

‘Tease Those Ideas’: Lessons from the Writer of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

The Queen’s English: How ‘The Crown’ Helps You Write Better Dialogue

The Queen’s English: How ‘The Crown’ Helps You Write Better Dialogue

February 24, 2021

10 Ways to Come Up With Screenwriting Ideas

10 Ways to Come Up With Screenwriting Ideas

February 18, 2021

3 Screenwriting Productivity Hacks to Finish Your Script

3 Screenwriting Productivity Hacks to Finish Your Script

January 22, 2021

Make MacGuffins Great Again!

Make MacGuffins Great Again!

January 20, 2021

Should your story be a Feature, a TV Pilot, or a Short Film?

Should your story be a Feature, a TV Pilot, or a Short Film?

January 11, 2021

How to Write a Second Draft

How to Write a Second Draft

December 11, 2020

How to Write Dialogue for the Screen

How to Write Dialogue for the Screen

December 3, 2020

Save The Cat – An Overview

Save The Cat – An Overview

November 27, 2020

Creating Fascinating Character Arcs

Character Development

Creating Fascinating Character Arcs

November 20, 2020

7 Screenwriting Tools That Boost Productivity

7 Screenwriting Tools That Boost Productivity

November 13, 2020

How to Write Great Villains

Character Development

How to Write Great Villains

November 6, 2020

Becoming a Productive Screenwriter in 8 Steps

Becoming a Productive Screenwriter in 8 Steps

October 30, 2020

Managing Time as a Screenwriter

Managing Time as a Screenwriter

October 23, 2020

The 5 Main Types of Movie Characters

Character Development

The 5 Main Types of Movie Characters

October 16, 2020

Screenwriting with Google Docs?

Screenwriting with Google Docs?

October 9, 2020

The Perfect Screenplay Title Page

The Perfect Screenplay Title Page

October 2, 2020

How to Protect your Screenplay

How to Protect your Screenplay

September 25, 2020

How to Write Exposition

How to Write Exposition

September 18, 2020

Interview: Austin Winner Alex D. Reid – Part II

Interview: Austin Winner Alex D. Reid – Part II

September 11, 2020

Interview: Austin Winner Alex D. Reid – Part I

Interview: Austin Winner Alex D. Reid – Part I

September 4, 2020

Writing Secondary Characters

Character Development

Writing Secondary Characters

August 28, 2020

How to Make a Movie – The Job

How to Make a Movie – The Job

August 22, 2020

How to Network as a Screenwriter – The Industry

How to Network as a Screenwriter – The Industry

August 14, 2020

How to Be a Screenwriter – The Craft

How to Be a Screenwriter – The Craft

How to End a Story

How to End a Story

Beginner’s Guide to Writing Science Fiction

Beginner’s Guide to Writing Science Fiction

How to Outline a Script: From Planning to Pantsing

How to Outline a Script: From Planning to Pantsing

Diversity in Storytelling

Diversity in Storytelling

10 Techniques to Develop Your Writing Method

10 Techniques to Develop Your Writing Method

Exploring the Cold Open

Exploring the Cold Open

How to Prepare Your First Draft for Feedback

How to Prepare Your First Draft for Feedback

Seven Sci Fi Weapons That Make Sense

Seven Sci Fi Weapons That Make Sense

Screenwriting Jobs: A Complete Guide

Screenwriting Jobs: A Complete Guide

The Benefits of Pre-Existing Relationships in Your Script

Character Development

The Benefits of Pre-Existing Relationships in Your Script

Coverage: LUCY IN THE SKY by Barbara Garofalo

Coverage: LUCY IN THE SKY by Barbara Garofalo

Coverage: AMEIAH by Matthew Herbertz

Coverage: AMEIAH by Matthew Herbertz

What Can Screenwriters Learn from Other Mediums?

What Can Screenwriters Learn from Other Mediums?

Coverage: KUDZU by Palmer Rubin

Coverage: KUDZU by Palmer Rubin

Breaking Down the Monologue

Breaking Down the Monologue

Coverage: REFUGE by Kyle Fossé

Coverage: REFUGE by Kyle Fossé

The Inciting Incident: Definition and Case Studies

The Inciting Incident: Definition and Case Studies

Coverage: CHENOA by Joe Daniels

Coverage: CHENOA by Joe Daniels

The Present Tense, and when NOT to Use it in Screenwriting

The Present Tense, and when NOT to Use it in Screenwriting

“It’s good! Write it.” – An Interview with Pilar Alessandra

“It’s good! Write it.” – An Interview with Pilar Alessandra

Hope, Fear and the Other: A Conversation With Elie Choufany

Hope, Fear and the Other: A Conversation With Elie Choufany

The First Ten Pages of Your Script

The First Ten Pages of Your Script

Receiving and managing feedback

Receiving and managing feedback

Advanced Formatting

Advanced Formatting

Why Nouns and Verbs are the Most Important Words in your Script

Why Nouns and Verbs are the Most Important Words in your Script

Anatomy of a Scare: How to Write Horror

Anatomy of a Scare: How to Write Horror

Interview: John Warren On The Process Of Story

Interview: John Warren On The Process Of Story

Finding Your Online Screenwriting Community

Finding Your Online Screenwriting Community

Writing a Screenplay with a Partner

Writing a Screenplay with a Partner

How to Pick a Genre for Your Movie

How to Pick a Genre for Your Movie

3 Tips to Writing Good Dialogue

3 Tips to Writing Good Dialogue

February 21, 2020

How to Write a TV Pilot: 3 Key Steps

Character Development

How to Write a TV Pilot: 3 Key Steps

February 20, 2020

8 Character Development Lessons Every Screenwriter Can Take from Fleabag

Character Development

8 Character Development Lessons Every Screenwriter Can Take from Fleabag

February 11, 2020

Screenwriting Exercises: Character Creation Step By Step

Character Development

Screenwriting Exercises: Character Creation Step By Step

February 10, 2020

Screenwriting Competitions to Enter in 2020: Our Top 5

Screenwriting Competitions to Enter in 2020: Our Top 5

January 31, 2020

Action lines – what can they accomplish?

Action lines – what can they accomplish?

January 24, 2020

The Give and Take of Receiving Screenwriting Feedback

The Give and Take of Receiving Screenwriting Feedback

January 21, 2020

Set up your workflow for productive screenwriting

Set up your workflow for productive screenwriting

January 9, 2020

Historical Drama Screenwriting: The Difference Between Real And Reel

Historical Drama Screenwriting: The Difference Between Real And Reel

January 5, 2020

The Ultimate Guide to Screenplay Formatting

The Ultimate Guide to Screenplay Formatting

December 20, 2019

Story-building with Arc Studio Pro

Story-building with Arc Studio Pro

December 19, 2019

The Three-Act Structure In Screenwriting

Character Development

The Three-Act Structure In Screenwriting

December 18, 2019

Finding Representation is Weird Science

Finding Representation is Weird Science

December 18, 2019

Writing Your First Page

Writing Your First Page

December 12, 2019

How to Make Screenwriting an Unshakable Habit

How to Make Screenwriting an Unshakable Habit

December 12, 2019

The Third Man: Breaking Down A Classic Thriller

The Third Man: Breaking Down A Classic Thriller

December 6, 2019

5 Elements Of A Great Screenplay

5 Elements Of A Great Screenplay

December 5, 2019

Logline: The Most Important Thirty Words You’ll Write

Logline: The Most Important Thirty Words You’ll Write

November 29, 2019

How to Use Myers-Briggs to Develop Authentic, Compelling Characters in a Screenplay

Character Development

How to Use Myers-Briggs to Develop Authentic, Compelling Characters in a Screenplay

November 28, 2019

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