How can script scene breakdowns help screenwriters write more engaging and well-paced screenplays? While there may not be a single formula or code for a successful screenplay or film, there’s…
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What are some embarrassing truths that most screenwriters don’t want to admit? Every screenwriter exaggerates, bends the truth, and embellishes throughout their screenwriting journey. No different than any potential job…
What are all of the major types of scenes found within movies that screenwriters can use within their screenplays? Movie scenes are generally defined as the action or moment within…
What are the wisest and most inspiring quotes from the late writer, producer, and director John Hughes that screenwriters can apply to their screenwriting journey? If you’re not familiar with…
When and why should writers kill off a main or significant supporting character? As you develop stories, you always need to be looking for opportunities to shake things up, inject…
Why does your hero need to Return to their Ordinary World? This is the final installment of our 12-part series of blog posts on a celebrated archetypal story concept. We…
What does The Resurrection do for your story? This celebrated archetypal story concept is explored here, according to Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey and Christopher Vogler’s interpreted twelve stages of that…
What does The Road Back do for your story? We dive into this archetypal story concept, according to Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey and Christopher Vogler’s interpreted twelve stages of that…
What does The Reward do for your story? We dive in to this archetypal story concept according to Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey and Christopher Vogler’s interpreted twelve stages of…
What does The Ordeal do for your story, according to Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey and Christopher Vogler’s interpreted twelve stages of that journey within his book, The Writer’s Journey:…
