
Conflict is everything in stories. Without conflict, the narrative isn't driven enough to engage an audience. External and internal conflicts are necessary to create character...
Conflict is everything in stories. Without conflict, the narrative isn't driven enough to engage an audience. External and internal conflicts are necessary to create character...
Conflict is the cornerstone of compelling drama. We might have engaging characters, imaginative locations, and dialogue that crunches in the actor’s mouths. However, if everything...
If you had to boil everything down to the bone in the realm of the art, craft, and business of screenwriting, you'd be left with...
The most common issue that most script readers have with the dozens of screenplays they read and reject every week is lack of stakes. If...
What screenwriting lessons can Die Hard teach screenwriters? Die Hard, written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, has stood the test of time...
Justin's blog post "5 Ways to Create Conflict in Your Story" was so popular, he decided to follow up with this post on character creation: Once,...
Conflict drives a story. I might go so far to say that conflict is your story. But I think too often, we miss that pivotal...
To state the patently obvious, the opening of your screenplay is of vital importance. Page one, scene one is when the reader begins to form...