How to Use the ’36 Dramatic Situations’ as a Brainstorming Tool

How to Use the ’36 Dramatic Situations’ as a Brainstorming Tool

By Jeff Kitchen  / June 11, 2021
Everything in the room you’re in can be described from one point of view with the Periodic Table of Elements...
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How to Use Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory in Your Writing

How to Use Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory in Your Writing

By Britton Perelman  / June 9, 2021
“The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water.” - Ernest Hemingway...
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6 Writing Tips from Wes Anderson

6 Writing Tips from Wes Anderson

By Britton Perelman  / June 2, 2021
Let’s not lie to ourselves… we all want to live in one of Wes Anderson’s picture-perfect, super-symmetrical, over-saturated worlds.  The...
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What Does “Show, Don’t Tell” Really Mean? 

What Does “Show, Don’t Tell” Really Mean? 

By Britton Perelman  / May 26, 2021
Right up there with “write what you know” and “writing is rewriting” is “show, don’t tell.” It’s one of the...
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Top 5 Scripts Every Screenwriter Has to Read

Top 5 Scripts Every Screenwriter Has to Read

By Alex Edge  / May 19, 2021
Aside from writing, reading scripts is one of the quickest ways that a screenwriter can improve their craft. A great...
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10 Drama Screenplays to Download Right Now

10 Drama Screenplays to Download Right Now

By Britton Perelman  / May 12, 2021
“Drama is life with all the dull bits cut out.” -Alfred Hitchcock One of the best ways to improve your...
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Why Passion is Essential to Your Screenwriting Career

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So you want to be a screenwriter? That's great. Screenwriting is a fantastic career. Not only is the industry constantly…

6 Secrets to Nailing Your Netflix Pitch

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So you want to pitch your TV show to Netflix?! That’s great, but let’s be honest, it’s extremely challenging to…

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