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 fiction that divides the story…
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Let’s compare apples to oranges first. What does Eminem have in common with Robin Williams? Creative genius would be one answer, of course. To the latter, no one — no…
Congratulations, you’re in the game. Here are 10 tips to help you navigate this often difficult stage of screenplay development. You have spent weeks, sometimes months … sometimes even years…
Stuck in the messy middle of your script? The midpoint of your screenplay is so much more than simply the middle of your narrative. Before we dive in, this free…
How our gift of writing can enhance our protests. By nature, writers are as capable of being change agents as anyone. It is nonetheless a fact that our expressions of…
Of all the criteria that you need to look for in a good screenwriting mentorship or fellowship program, the most the obvious and necessary trait is having a good track…
MENTORSHIP: PART TWO Click here to read PART ONE. The chase is on … Cary Grant, “North by Northwest” (1959) Now that we’ve learned the 10 requirements of a successful…
MENTORSHIP: PART ONE Click here to read PART TWO. Writers are creatures of mind with an inherent need to create, but what about the rest? What about the business side…
There comes a time in every writer’s career when they start to feel a bit claustrophobic when it comes to structuring their scripts. Save the Cat!, Robert McKee Story Seminars,…
We tend to doodle and draw long before we have the ability to write. Indeed, drawings predate written language in ancient human history. Considering the history of humans using visual…
