The dreaded second act! This is where a lot of writers get lost in the woods. But one simple way…
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Doctors, lawyers, crime scene investigators, and even parents – they all use inductive reasoning every day. In fact, pretty much…
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It’s simple. Writing a screenplay is telling a story about an interesting character, who wants something badly, and is having…
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The story building process can be an all-encompassing experience. In the shower, on the freeway, even in your dreams, you’re…
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Just when we think the situation can’t get worse, it does. When we’re convinced there’s no possible way our hero…
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In scenes driven by dialogue, characters must have believable and distinct voices, partly because dialogue needs a rhythm. The pulse of…
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Anyone can write what we call dialogue, but writing good dialogue is no easy task. It takes time and practice…
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Okay. So your protagonist walks through the threshold, the door closes behind him – crunch, crunch goes the key in…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2-E7pENfKE A screenplay is built through scenes, sequences, acts, using tension, conflict and obstacles, while eliciting hopes and fears, but…
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The art of the white space is less art and more artifice. White space is a clever and practical way…
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