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In every story, two things must be crystal clear: We must know what the hero wants right from the...

Every story needs a villain. Sometimes there’s just a series of villains the hero must overcome but sometimes there’s...

Far too many writers play it safe by telling mild stories where nothing bad really happens to the hero...

No hero can succeed on their own. The only way a hero can succeed is through the guidance of...

In every story, there’s a dilemma. If the hero succeeds, they’ll achieve a goal but if they fail, they’ll...

Most writers write boring scenes where nothing happens. If they do write a scene where something happens, it’s nothing...

Write great scenes and you’ll write a great screenplay. Write boring scenes and you’ll never write a great screenplay....

When most people get an idea for a story, they rush to write the screenplay. This usually lasts for...

Far too many novices write screenplays that consist of scenes that serve one purpose and then get discarded and...

Novices tend to write scenes that have no connection or relation to any other scene. That makes every scene...

In action films, it’s easy to see two people physically fighting each other to achieve a goal where only...

Scenes represent the building blocks of every story so if you have a dull scene, you’ll have a dull...