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How to Succeed in Hollywood (or Any Industry)

November 18, 2023

Most people are not successful in their field. It has nothing to do with their talent, skill, education, background, or personality. It has everything to...

“Writing Scenes For Screenplays” Now Available

January 4, 2023

Everyone can come up with a great idea for a story. That’s easy. The hard part is turning any idea into a great story. The...

Learning From the Disaster of the Cancelled “Batgirl” Movie

August 19, 2022

After spending $90 million dollars, Warner Brothers cancelled the “Batgirl” movie despite the fact that it was in post-production and nearly done. Warner Brothers also...

Stop Doing This! (It’s Never the Idea)

July 9, 2022

Here’s one trap that many novices fall into and never get themselves out. They focus on creating an idea and then believe that idea is...

The Red Flags of Rejection: You Only Have One Chance to Make a Good First Impression

July 5, 2022

Every year, people write thousands of screenplays. Out of those thousands, a very small percentage are actually any good. Out of that small percentage of...

Study the Original Twilight Zone Episodes to Learn Story Telling

May 30, 2022

The original Twilight Zone series is an excellent source of inspiration for filmmaking for multiple reasons. First, the series ran on a limited budget so...

Great Books to Learn More About Storytelling

June 26, 2021

I once heard that if you read five books on any topic, you’ll know more about that topic than the vast majority of the public....

There’s Always a Critic Who Hates Greatness

June 10, 2021

Browse through Rotten Tomatoes and you’ll always find a great movie that some critic hated. Then browse through low-scoring movies and you’ll often find one...

Grabbing Attention is Not the Same as Great Execution

April 1, 2021

There’s a curious dilemma in Hollywood. If you come up with a compelling log line for your story, chances are good studios will want to...

Put the Same Idea in a Different Setting

February 19, 2021

Forget about trying to come up with an original story. You won’t and you’ll simply waste your time. However, what you can do is come...

About Wallace Wang

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.