Script Tips

All good writing has a distinct voice. Why read one blogger or columnist over another? It comes down to that…

It sucks being the middle child. Many experts agree that the middle child is lost, out of place, or loses…

Give a carpenter a truckload of tools and a bunch of wood; he’ll build something. But hand him structural blueprints…

The dreaded second act! This is where a lot of writers get lost in the woods. But one simple way…

Doctors, lawyers, crime scene investigators, and even parents – they all use inductive reasoning every day. In fact, pretty much…

It’s simple. Writing a screenplay is telling a story about an interesting character, who wants something badly, and is having…

The story building process can be an all-encompassing experience. In the shower, on the freeway, even in your dreams, you’re…

Just when we think the situation can’t get worse, it does. When we’re convinced there’s no possible way our hero…

In scenes driven by dialogue, characters must have believable and distinct voices, partly because dialogue needs a rhythm. The pulse of…

Anyone can write what we call dialogue, but writing good dialogue is no easy task. It takes time and practice…