Story Structure

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Creating the Big Finale

April 21, 2025

The most important part of your story is the ending. Think of a fireworks show where the big finale occurs at the end and leaves...

Using Internal Conflict to Create Stronger External Conflict

April 17, 2025

The best stories have two kinds of conflict: internal and external. Internal conflict occurs between your hero’s opposing beliefs or values. In “Die Hard”, the...

Outline an Entire Story Using Opposites

April 13, 2025

Creating a story out of thin air is never easy. That’s why so many stories wind up feeling incomplete or half-polished. The solution is simple....

Force Your Hero Into Making Tough Choices

April 9, 2025

If you want to create a memorable character, start with the choices they make. The toughest choices for any character to face are: In “Finding...

Make Sure Every Scene Changes Your Hero

April 5, 2025

A screenplay should be like a roller coaster. Right from the start it should promise an exciting ride and then give people exactly what they...

Why Your Scenes Aren’t Working

March 28, 2025

Most people write bad scenes. The main reason why so many people write awful scenes is that they don’t know this one simple principle. Every...

How to Complete the Second Half of a Screenplay

March 24, 2025

It’s easy to start a screenplay. It’s much harder to finish it. Starting a screenplay takes little thought or preparation. Finishing a screenplay takes a...

How to Make a Story Meaningful

March 16, 2025

All the action in the world will not make your story better. Just look at recent Hollywood bombs like “Argylle”, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”,...

Keep Increasing the Danger to the Hero

March 5, 2025

The only way to improve as a screenwriter is to write. That means you must practice writing as often as possible. Rather than write full-length,...

Keep the Audience in Suspense

February 20, 2025

Every story must grab and hold the audience’s attention. One of the best ways to do this right from the start is to pose an...

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.

The 15 Minute Movie Method