There’s an excellent story writing book called “27 Essential Principles of Story” by Daniel Joshua Rubin. One useful principle...
There’s an excellent story writing book called “27 Essential Principles of Story” by Daniel Joshua Rubin. One useful principle...
Here’s how to write a weak screenplay. Start with a brief, vague idea and start writing. Chances are extremely...
Many people think that comedy involves characters saying jokes to each other. In most cases, that’s exactly what comedy...
The original Twilight Zone series is an excellent source of inspiration for filmmaking for multiple reasons. First, the series...
For many writers, Act II is the longest and hardest part to write. However, one trick is to break...
One common mistake novices make in writing a screenplay is that they try to tell a story. That usually...
In every story, there are three problems the story can solve: External problems Internal problems Philosophical problems Bad stories...
Novice screenwriters are often timid and tame. They write scenes that lack emotional intensity. To be an effective dramatist,...
Every hero must have a goal. What makes a goal fascinating to watch isn’t just the struggle to get...
Every tory is about change. In most stories, the hero goes from an unhappy, dead end life to a...
Here’s a quick way to identify whether a story is complete: Look at the beginning and the end. Beginnings...
Every story needs conflict and the best way to create conflict is to throw the hero in the worst...
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.