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Plotting a story isn’t easy so one way to start is to define your beginning and ending. The beginning...

There’s an interesting book by Matthew Dicks called “Storyworthy,” which explains how tot ell a compelling story. Although the...

There are two parts to every story. First, there’s the external action such as car crashes, gunfire, and explosions....

The whole basis of any story is conflict. To create conflict, you need a hero so the audience has...

Every character must be memorable in some way. The simplest way to define a character is by their appearance....

The next time you write a scene, imagine you’re writing a silent movie. That means your characters can’t speak....

There’s a reason why movies are also called “motion” pictures. That’s because everything needs to be moving at all...

Nothing should come easy to your hero in pursuit of a goal. If it comes too easy, the story...

At the simplest level, a story is about a hero overcoming physical obstacles to achieve a goal. While this...

If you start writing a screenplay without knowing your characters, you’ll most likely create generic dialogue that could be...

In a novel, you can learn about characters by getting into their thoughts. You can’t do that in a...

Every major character needs to change. The hero’s change is the main story, but the mentor and ally also...