
While it's true that screenwriters (and movie studios, networks, and streamers) need to offer audiences something familiar to draw viewers in, it's a screenwriter's job...
While it's true that screenwriters (and movie studios, networks, and streamers) need to offer audiences something familiar to draw viewers in, it's a screenwriter's job...
All great romantic comedies, whether you’re watching one with A-list movie stars or those cheesy but highly addictive Lifetime and Hallmark movies, have great meet-cute...
Ah, plot holes — those pesky narrative inconsistencies that plague all writers regardless of their experience level. You know one when you see one. It's the...
Screenplays are very different from literary short stories and novels. They are written specifically for the visual mediums of film and television. In movies and...
What is a story's theme? The theme of any story is the emotional and philosophical essence of the narrative, by way of two possible deliveries:...
Hollywood has been obsessed with intellectual property (IP) for decades. It offers executives and producers peace of mind when developing projects, knowing they have a...
There's nothing better than a good villain — except when audiences are introduced to a great one. But what separates the good from the great?...
Budding screenwriters can learn the art, craft and business of screenwriting in many ways. The celebrated professionals with Oscars and box office hits have come...
Killing a character off in your feature script or episodic series is an easy way to create empathy and inject some much-needed catharsis into your...
Handling rejection is hard for anyone in any walk of life. For screenwriters, it's not just a rite of passage — it's a continual fact...