May 2023

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Free Mini-Course on Scene Writing

May 31, 2023

Almost everyone has a good idea for a movie. The problem is turning that good idea into a good screenplay. Where most people stumble is...

Write Stronger Stories By Pretending You Have No Money

May 18, 2023

Screenwriters, like novelists, can let their imagination go free. Unfortunately, the reality is that imagination is not free. This is why playwrights never have a...

Deepen a Story with Three Levels of Conflict

May 14, 2023

Every story is about conflict 65because struggling to achieve a goal is what makes stories fun and interesting to watch. The reason people watch sports...

Let Bad Movies Inspire You to Do Better

May 10, 2023

Any time you watch a bad or mediocre movie, always remember that it got green lit because it was actually a good idea. Where bad...

Always Keep Surprising the Audience

May 6, 2023

Here’s the way to create a dull scene. Put two characters in a common setting like a restaurant. Then show these characters doing exactly what...

Define Your Hero’s Worst Nightmare (and Make it Happen)

May 2, 2023

The best writers are sadists with their characters. They make their characters suffer because seeing characters struggle to overcome horrible odds is what creates conflict...

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