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One problem screenwriters have is developing character. In other words, what do people want and how do they want...

Stories are like roller coasters. They must move forward at all times. Sometimes they pause before a burst of...

Watch a bad movie and it will focus on action at the expense of emotional character development. That’s because...

If two characters have dialogue that sounds too similar, you’ll likely have a dull story because there’s nothing distinct...

Watch any bad movie (“The 355”) and you’ll notice that it’s all action and far less character development. What...

Become a student of movies and you’ll find that there’s rarely a completely original idea that hasn’t already been...

All stories are about a hero pursuing a physical goal. In weak stories, that’s all the hero does. In...

It’s often easy for screenwriters to create the beginning and end of their story. What’s often the hardest part...

Here’s another mistake and bad habit that novice screenwriters often embrace. They try to write their screenplay and make...

Here’s what too many novice screenwriters do wrong. They rite a scene filled with characters who have no purpose,...