Clutter can be the death knell for your screenplay. The last thing you want is for your story to get buried under unnecessary and distracting...
Wouldn’t it be great if we all hit gold with our first drafts and attained the pinnacle of perfection? That would be so much easier....
There is nothing more inherently cinematic than a well-crafted action sequence, because it engages all elements of the art form: visual storytelling, sound, and editing...
As the start of another week looms, how about a little dose of optimism? Here's a list of one-time Hollywood outsiders who hit gold their...
If it feels like every week you’re seeing a new adaptation of a classic fairy tale on your TV or coming to a theater near...
Writers pursuing passion projects and working on spec (the vast majority of all of us writers) may not always realize that you don't need a...
Yesterday on Deadline Hollywood, David Konow published an excellent article entitled “Are Script Expos, Coverage Services & Pitchfests Scams?” The article emphatically states: ...
In case you’ve somehow been living in a cave and missed it, there’s a new Die Hard movie coming out this week, and in honor of that,...
More than any other medium, screenplays are all about narrative economy. You have to tell your story as concisely and visually as possible. Without exaggeration...
Everyone knows what archetypes are even if they don't often think to articulate them. We see them over and over again in narratives in all...
