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How to Write a Great Script in Final Draft 13

One mistake novices make is that they think if they buy a screenwriting program like Final Draft, they can become a screenwriter. That’s only partially...
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How to Improve Your Screenwriting Skills

Learning anything new is more about time management than intelligence. The harder you work at something, the better you’ll get so one way to get...
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Know What Screenwriting Judges Look For

This is the way most screenwriters work. They write a screenplay and send it off to a screenplay contest, hoping they’ll win. That’s like learning...
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To Succeed, the Hero Must Achieve an Emotional Goal First

Every hero needs to pursue a physical goal and an emotional goal. The physical goal may be clear but the emotional goal is often harder...
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Make the Hero Choose Between Temptation Over Dreams

Every hero wants a goal. The question is what price is the hero willing to pay? That price leads the hero to make a difficult...
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Make More Interesting Stories by Shattering Expectations

In a story, nothing goes right and nothing is simple. In the real world, people go to the supermarket to buy food and then go...
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What is “Superhero Fatigue” and Why It’s Nothing More Than Poor Storytelling

The failure of the latest superior movies (“The Marvels”, “The Flash,” “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”) has Hollywood babbling about “superhero fatigue” where people are...
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“Migration” vs. “Finding Nemo”

If you saw “Finding Nemo,” it’s about a neurotic, overly protective father who tries to rescue his son after his son is captured by a...
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Make a Story Stronger by Appealing to Common Fears

There’s a reason why horror and action-thrillers work so well in global markets. That’s because everyone can understand the fear of the supernatural or a...
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How to Complete Your Story by Defining What it’s Really About

Here’s how most writers get stuck. They come up with a good idea for a story and then they start writing it. About halfway through,...
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