Story Structure

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Intensify Scenes by Making Everything Work Against the Characters

December 8, 2023

Nothing should ever come easy to your characters. They should struggle against their environment, other people, and themselves at all times because conflict is the...

Tell a Great Story By Focusing on the “Real” Story

November 22, 2023

This is where many writers go wrong. They try to come up with an intricate plot full of unusual situations, characters, and action. As long...

Make a Story Stronger by Constantly Attacking Your Hero

November 14, 2023

Too many writers try to write stories that seem realistic. Don’t do that because the goal of every writer should be to create an intriguing...

Grab and Hold Attention with an Impossible Dilemma

November 10, 2023

Far too many writers think a screenplay must tell a story. Unfortunately, if your screenplay just tells a story, it won’t matter if the reader...

How to Write Action That Makes Emotional Sense

November 6, 2023

Why does Hollywood keep making awful movies over and over again? The main reason is that too many people in Hollywood focus on superficial appearances...

Create a Stronger Story by Telling More Than a Story

November 2, 2023

When most people try writing a screenplay, they focus solely on telling a story and that means focusing on characters and a plot. The problem...

Create a Stronger Story by Letting People Know What to Expect

October 29, 2023

If you walk into a fast food restaurant, you expect to get a hamburger, fries, and a drink. You don’t expect to buy a sofa,...

What is Your Story’s Iconic Scene?

October 25, 2023

When you’re making up your story, strive to create the strongest scenes possible. One way to do this is to create the most unique, memorable...

What is a Story Really About?

October 21, 2023

This is what far too many writers do. They search in vain for an original idea and then they try to write a story about...

Why Don’t Movie Characters Ever Go to the Bathroom?

October 16, 2023

Watch any good movie and you’ll notice that in rare cases, movie characters never go to the bathroom, brush their teeth, or clip their toe...

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.