Story Structure

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Make Each Scene Interesting and Emotional

January 14, 2021

Here’s what many novices do when writing a screenplay. They write a handful of compelling, exciting scenes. However, the rest of the screenplay consists of...

Knowing the Purpose of Action in a Scene

January 11, 2021

Action acts like visual eye candy to keep us entertained. Unfortunately, action by itself is ultimately pointless. After you see the fifth car crash or...

Creatively Revealing Exposition

January 8, 2021

Exposition is nothing more than crucial information needed to understand the story. In the old days, stage plays used to begin with two servants talking...

Character vs. Plot: Which is More Important?

January 5, 2021

Many storytellers debate on which is more important, characters or plot. Although both are interconnected, the answer is that characters are more important. If you...

Comedy is About Serious People Pursuing Absurd Goals

January 2, 2021

The two cheapest types of movies to make are horror and comedy stories. That’s because both horror and comedy rarely rely on special effects or...

What’s So Special About Your Screenplay?

December 30, 2020

When you write a screenplay, it’s easy to think it’s the most compelling story int he world. However to an outsider, such as a Hollywood...

Creating a Compelling Story Using the Word “But”

December 24, 2020

The biggest mistake novices can make is writing a screenplay before they know the story they want to tell. Screenplays written this way tend to...

The Story is Not What it Seems in the Beginning

December 20, 2020

One way notices often write themselves into a corner is to come up with an interesting story and then run out of ideas about halfway...

Simplifying Your Story in Four Parts

December 17, 2020

When someone gets an idea for a story, they often overcomplicate things. Instead of telling a single story, they rush into telling multiple stories that...

The Hero’s Inner Conflict Appears Everywhere

December 14, 2020

The three ways to create conflict are to fight against the environment, to fight against another person, and to fight against yourself. Fighting against the...

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.