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Most screenwriting books tell you to focus on the hero, but if you only focus on the hero, you’ll...

By the middle of your story, everything should look like your hero is going to succeed. Then immediately afterwards,...

The most important part of the beginning is making the hero’s goal clear and understandable. Once we know why...

Most stories start at the beginning and stop when they reach the end. However, a few stories use non-linear...

One of the best ways to make your hero likable is to make him or her an underdog. That...

What makes a story more interesting is that the hero must gradually face the worst fears possible. Initially the...

One of the biggest problems with movies based on true stories is that they tend to parade a bunch...

Look at the differences between movies geared for women towards those geared for men. That can help you see...

All the action in the world means nothing if you don’t care about the hero. Therefore the first and most...

One way to write any story is to think of your story world. George Lucas didn’t just write a...

One of the more common writing rules is “Show, don’t tell.” That means let the audience experience  the emotions...

In the old days, stage plays used to provide exposition by having a maid and a butler set a...