5 Simple Formatting Rules That Make Your Screenplay Look Professional If you’re using Final Draft, Scrivener, or WriterDuet, you’re already…
Reservoir Dogs: How the Opening Scene Tells the Whole Story -- and its Lessons for Screenwriters Men in suits chatting…
Five Lesser-Known Techniques to Write a Scene OK–we get it. Your protagonist enters the scene with a goal, runs into…
Eavesdropping 101: Listen in Cafés to Improve Your Screenplay Dialogue Too often we’re told to “write realistic dialogue.” That’s no…
How to Develop Character Backstory (Without Spoken Exposition) One of the cardinal sins of novice screenwriting is the "info dump"—that…
Five Great Car-Based Dialogue Scenes—and What They Teach Screenwriters Most car scenes in movies suck. They’re static, filled with bad…
Successful Morning Routines for Screenwriters: Writing Before the World Wakes Up Inspiration doesn’t always strike on a schedule—but deadlines and…
Five Lesser-Known Romantic Comedies — and the Lessons They Teach Screenwriters Today From the sharply-scripted screwballs of the '30s to…
Three-Act vs. Five-Act Structure: How Story Shapes Screenwriting Whether you're writing a superhero epic or a dialogue-heavy indie drama, the…
7 Proven Ways to Level Up Your Screenwriting Skills The craft of screenwriting is a lifelong education. Mastering it doesn’t…