“Speech is often used less to express genuine feelings and thoughts than to hide, veil or deny them.” —...
“Speech is often used less to express genuine feelings and thoughts than to hide, veil or deny them.” —...
Here’s the biggest mistake novices make when writing scenes. They write a scene that serves no purpose other than...
The two least expensive types of movies to write are comedies and horror movies. That’s because both rely less...
The number one mistake most novice screenwriters make is that they try to tell a story. Now you may...
The biggest mistake when writing dialogue is to use dialogue solely as a way to provide information to the...
Far too many novices write dialogue that’s too on the nose. That means the dialogue either explains too much...
Stories don’t exist just for entertainment although that’s important. What’s far more crucial is that stories make a point...
Here’s the biggest mistake of most novices. They write dialogue that does nothing but provide exposition. The end result...
One huge mistake many novices make in writing their screenplay is that they write a scene that has almost...
The whole purpose of a screenplay is to tell a directory and film crew what to film. Yet far...
Compare a screenplay that was produced to the numerous screenplays people are writing that have yet to be produced....
Watch the 2016 “Suicide Squad” and then watch the 2021 “The Suicide Squad” and you’ll notice a vast difference....
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.