With the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of ending soon, you can bet that life likely will never return...
With the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of ending soon, you can bet that life likely will never return...
The best way to write a lousy screenplay is to stop learning and ignore feedback and advice. Yet another...
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Surprisingly, most movies based on the idea of a character stuck in a time loop are amazingly good. “Groundhog...
One of the easiest ways to run out of ideas in a screenplay is to start with a single...
Far too often, screenwriters focus on writing scenes from an objective perspective where they simply describe the location with...
One common mistake with most novice’s screenplays is that they write scenes that are vitally important to the characters...
What makes a great movie is the emotional story. Nobody watches “Titanic” over and over again to see if...
When coming up with a story, Act I must define what the hero wants emotionally. Then Act I must...
There are plenty of software programs on the market to help you write stories and screenplays. While all of...
Watch good movies and you’ll notice they often have one common element: the hero deceives others. Remember, a story...
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.