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Deadlines

Nothing keeps an audience glued to their seats than a deadline. If the villain ties a lady to the...

Story Structure

August 3, 2011/

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Subplots

What makes every story richer and deeper are subplots. A subplot is a mini-story within your story, but you...

Story Structure

July 29, 2011/

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The Theme and Storyline

Before you start writing, define your theme and storyline to help keep every part of your story focused in...

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July 22, 2011/

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The Triangle of Conflict

Your hero and your villain need a goal. Your villain’s goal gets the story started. Your hero’s goal determines...

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July 15, 2011/

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The Soulless Screenplay

What makes a great story? Some stories lack structure, others lack a compelling plot. Still others get sunk by...

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July 11, 2011/

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The Tentpole Collapse

At a recent panel discussion at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted that the studios couldn’t afford...

Inspiration, Story Structure

July 5, 2011/

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Plot vs. Story

Before you write your screenplay, ask yourself what is your plot and what is your story. If you don’t...

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July 1, 2011/

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Emotional Structure

There’s a debate between character-drive stories and plot-driven stories. Generally, character-driven stories create classics while plot-driven stories just create...

Book, Story Structure

June 28, 2011/

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Picking Your Hero

The right hero can make your story great. However, the wrong hero can weaken your story dramatically. This is...

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June 18, 2011/

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The Emotional Growth

Every story is about your hero’s emotional growth. Divide every story into four parts and you get the following...

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June 12, 2011/

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The Ticking Time Bomb

Why do some stories seem to drag while others seem to end without you even realizing how much time...

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June 5, 2011/

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The Hanoi Hilton and the Lack of a Goal

Back in 1986, I got to work as an extra in the film “The Hanoi Hilton.” Spending an entire...

Story Structure

June 1, 2011/

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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.