Story Structure

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The Secret to Writing Realistic Dialogue

September 19, 2021

Far too many novices write dialogue that’s too on the nose. That means the dialogue either explains too much of the backstory or that the...

Creating Emotional Change in Your Story

September 15, 2021

Stories don’t exist just for entertainment although that’s important. What’s far more crucial is that stories make a point and that point is best told...

Five Ways to Make Dialogue Intriguing (Instead of Boring)

September 11, 2021

Here’s the biggest mistake of most novices. They write dialogue that does nothing but provide exposition. The end result are characters who speak unnaturally by...

Details Matter: Foreshadowing the Future

September 7, 2021

One huge mistake many novices make in writing their screenplay is that they write a scene that has almost nothing to do with any future...

Beware of Flashbacks and Montages That Drain Emotion

September 3, 2021

The whole purpose of a screenplay is to tell a directory and film crew what to film. Yet far too many novices miss this point....

The Most Common Mistake in Writing Scenes

August 30, 2021

Compare a screenplay that was produced to the numerous screenplays people are writing that have yet to be produced. Despite so many people writing screenplays,...

The 2016 “Suicide Squad” vs. the 2021 “The Suicide Squad”

August 22, 2021

Watch the 2016 “Suicide Squad” and then watch the 2021 “The Suicide Squad” and you’ll notice a vast difference. The 2016 version spends all its...

What is the Core Conflict in Your Story?

August 13, 2021

In every story, there’s really only one core conflict that drives the story from beginning to end. Identify that core conflict and you can create...

Beware of Time Jumps in Storytelling

August 10, 2021

Watch a great movie and you’ll notice that every moment keeps you in the story where you can see what the hero is going through...

Don’t Tell a Story, Create an Immersive Experience

July 31, 2021

The most common mistake novices make when writing a screenplay is trying to tell a story. That usually means characters speaking dialogue that explains what’s...

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.