October 2020

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Know Your Characters Before Writing

October 28, 2020

If you start writing a screenplay without knowing your characters, you’ll most likely create generic dialogue that could be spoken by anybody. That crates bland,...

Revealing Characters

October 22, 2020

In a novel, you can learn about characters by getting into their thoughts. You can’t do that in a movie, which is why some novels...

The Four Stages of Change in Character Development

October 19, 2020

Every major character needs to change. The hero’s change is the main story, but the mentor and ally also need to change to help reinforce...

Making Characters and Locations Unique and Memorable

October 14, 2020

A memorable screenplay means that every scene and every character must be memorable from page one to the final fade out. So when writing your...

Hiding the Truth to Lengthen Suspense

October 11, 2020

Here’s what too many novices do. They come up with a good idea and then they start writing. After about 30 – 60 pages, they’ve...

Crafting the Perfect Logline

October 8, 2020

A logline briefly summarizes your story in one or two sentences. If you can’t create an interesting, compelling logline, chances are good you won’t be...

Writing for Television vs. Movies

October 3, 2020

At one time, actors would get their start in television and then move on to movies. That was when television actors had lower status than...

About Wallace Wang

First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.

The 15 Minute Movie Method