Actor, comedian, and writer Steve Martin had a suggestion when someone asked him how to break into show business....
Actor, comedian, and writer Steve Martin had a suggestion when someone asked him how to break into show business....
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At the end of every scene, every Act, and every movie, you need a climactic ending. This is how...
To make your characters memorable, make every line worth quoting in the future. Here’s a list of the top...
Hollywood pumps out a lot of bad movies. After watching a really bad movie, you may feel like you’ve...
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.