Story Structure

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Write Better Stories by Writing Your Screenplay Last

January 18, 2024

One huge mistake many writers make is to make up their story as they write their screenplay. This can be like trying to learn to...

How to Create a Good Opening Scene

January 14, 2024

The first scene is crucial because it serves several purposes: Watch any horror movie and the first scene always hints at something ominous. In the...

Give Every Scene a Surprise

January 10, 2024

Far too many people write boring scenes. Typically, such scenes exist solely to give information to the audience. A far better solution is to always...

Start a Story with a Haunted Past

January 6, 2024

Too many writers start writing a story and then get stuck. Even if they know where how the story ends, they don’t have enough material...

An Unanswered Question Defines the Foundation of Every Story

January 2, 2024

This is the way most writers create a story. They start with an idea and start writing. This inevitably leads to a dead end that...

Make Every Scene Force the Hero to Face Their Fears

December 28, 2023

Too many writers think scenes should give information to the audience. This winds up creating “information dumps” where scenes exist for no other purpose than...

Write Stronger Scenes By Constantly Challenging Your Hero’s Weakness

December 24, 2023

Novices often make the mistake of trying to write a full-length screenplay, which is like learning to walk by trying to run a marathon. You...

The Elements of Scene Structure

December 20, 2023

A scene represents a building block that tells part of your overall story. That means the first element of a scene is to move the...

Good Ideas Are Nothing Without Good Execution

December 16, 2023

Given a choice between a good idea poorly written or a mediocre idea expertly written, Hollywood will choose the good idea every time. That might...

Two Keys to Writing Scenes That Evoke a Strong Emotion

December 12, 2023

Study every scene you read and every scene you write. Notice that memorable scene form your favorite movies stick with you because they’re interesting and...

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.