Free Screenwriting Resource: Scene-Writing Exercises

At a fundamental level, screenwriting is scene-writing. Refining your ability to structure and write a strong scene is critical to mastering the craft. For two years, I have run a month-long scene-writing challenge, complete with a prompt each day. Here are some examples:

A character has to say goodbye to a good friend without actually saying s/he is leaving and won’t be back

A chase scene without cars

A scene featuring two characters sitting on the edge of a bridge

A scene with a cliffhanger

Someone talking to a gravestone

Here are links to all of the prompts:

2013 Scene-Writing Challenge

2014 Scene-Writing Challenge

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