The 15 Minute Movie Method

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What Are Your Characters NOT Saying?

August 20, 2023
Many writers have trouble writing dialogue. One reason is that they rely on dialogue to dump information on the audience. This results in stilted, unnatural...
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The Heart of Every Good Story is Making the Hero a Better Person

August 16, 2023
The biggest mistake novice writers make is they try to tell a story. That usually means they dump globs of information on the audience, characters...
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Define a Theme to Create a Stronger Story

August 12, 2023
One common mistake writers make when coming up with a story is they focus solely on the plot. Even if you have the most original...
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Focus is the Key to Telling a Great Story: The Lesson DC Movies Keep Forgetting

August 8, 2023
There’s talk that people are getting tired of seeing superhero movies. That’s partially true but the real problem is that so many superhero movies aren’t...
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Creating Better Stories by Learning the Real Lesson From “Barbie”

August 4, 2023
The “Barbie” movie has not only made millions of dollars, but it’s been critical acclaimed as well. What’s the secret? The secret isn’t that people...
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Comparing “The Little Mermaid” Cartoon With the Live-Action Movie

August 1, 2023
Watch “The Little Mermaid” animated cartoon and it’s a short, comical story told with excellent songs. Then watch the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid”...
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Make Your Story Stronger Using Cause and Effect

July 28, 2023
Think of dominoes lined up on a table where you tap one domino and it pushes over the next domino until they all fall down....
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Write Better Dialogue By Imagining Your Story as a Stage Play

July 24, 2023
Most screenwriters have trouble writing dialogue that sounds natural. Either they write dialogue that vomits up information for the audience to know more about the...
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How Does a Scene Change a Character’s Emotions?

July 21, 2023
The most common mistake novices make in writing a screenplay is creating a scene that consists of characters telling the story by reciting details that...
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Write Better Stories by Pretending You Have No Money

July 17, 2023
Look at the recent box office failures like “The Flash,” “Solo,” “Terminator: Genisys,” or “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” All of these movies...
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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.

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