Without a doubt, the biggest question for those taking the first steps in becoming a professional screenwriter is how to write a screenplay. Writing a...
What is a plot? The contemporary definition of plot — as it pertains to literature, cinema, and other story-driven platforms — is the plan or main story....
This is one of the most common questions in screenwriting and literature. Some believe that the terms are interchangeable while others can't grasp the difference....
The best definition of the “three-act structure” that I’ve seen is defined in none other than Wikipedia (hurray for crowd-sourced definitions): A model of narrative...
If you're looking for the essentials to crafting complicated plots in your scripts, the answers are more simple than you may have thought. Twists, turns,...
Plot (plät) - the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence. Hole...
In Hollywood if you throw a brick you're going to hit a "writer." It seems that everyone and their gardener has something to pitch. Every...
The writing community has been buzzing lately about this little jewel, which Screencraft unearthed last year and has recently risen back to prominence thanks a...
From guest writer Barbara Buzzelli Once you have a grasp of the formatting fundamentals of screenwriting, it’s time to move on to the true meat...
Here are 50 great quotes about screenwriting and writing to encourage, inspire and terrify you: Dialogue is a necessary evil. - Fred Zinnemann ...
