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Watch any good movie and you’ll notice that in rare cases, movie characters never go to the bathroom, brush...

Here’s the number one mistake novices make in writing a screenplay. They don’t study the craft of screenwriting and...

Way too many writers focus on creating interesting action and fantastic worlds in a science fiction or fantasy setting....

Watch any horror movie (even bad ones) and you’ll always notice a common element. Someone always dies. Think about...

Here’s what too many screenwriters do. They write a scene with a lot of action, and then they jump...

The best stories challenge the hero to grow, but one major step to forcing a hero to grow is...

One of the most confusing types of stories are those that don’t seem to know what to say. A...

Far too many screenwriters think of dialogue as a way to give information to the audience or as a...

Here’s one common flaw with many stories. Rather than stay focused on telling one story, they wind up telling...

If you’re building a race car, you probably don’t want to start by building a boat. That may seem...

Most stories end too soon. As soon as the hero defeats the villain, that might seem to be the...

Watch a stage play and you’ll notice that stage plays cannot rely on special effects, outrageous stunts, or visual...