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What makes a comedy successful is what makes any movie successful: making sympathetic characters that you want to win....

Dialogue is too often a crutch. To learn different ways to use dialogue, study screenplays and stage plays. If...

A story should feel like an emotional roller coaster that takes audiences up and down. A story without these...

Every story (and every sequence in a story) consists of four basic parts. Ignore these four parts and you...

Without conflict, there is no drama. Without drama, there is no story. Without a story, you have an interesting...

The typical three-Act structure of a screenplay makes sense — right up until you try to write your own...

By using the classic three Act structure to plan your story, you can clearly see what your hero’s goal...

How can you tell a “flat” story with no depth vs. a compelling story that captivates an audience? Count...