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30 Days of Screenplays, Day 23: “Flight”

Why read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Plot Backward

You’re doing prep work, breaking the story. Problem is, the story is breaking YOU! The plot is a mess, you can’t figure it out, bits and…

Writing and the Creative Life: Wherein I embrace my messy desk!

For decades, I have waged a relentless war. The battlefield? My desk. Raised a military brat and a Southern Baptist to boot, the message I…

Page One: “What Lies Beneath” (2000)

Screenplay by Clark Gregg, story by Sarah Kernochan and Clark Gregg

When 3-Act Structure is 4-Act Structure

“Per Aristotle, while we may still think of a story having three acts — Beginning, Middle, End — at a psychological level in the narrative…

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 22: “Mud”

Why read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

Great Characters: George Bailey (“It’s A Wonderful Life”)

Who doesn’t remember this face?

The Business of Screenwriting: The Crazed Life of a Studio Executive

There is nothing laid-back about movie execs who live life in the fast lane and this impacts you — the writer.

Page One: “The Wedding Singer” (1998)

Written by Tim Herlihy

Jayden, you might find this article interesting!

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Update: 2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 22 Total, 3 New Scripts

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 21: “Monsters University”

Why read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

How They Write A Script: Paddy Chayefsky

The only individual writer to win 3 Academy Awards for screenwriting.

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Get Un-Comfortable

If your writing is feeling stale, here’s an idea: Rattle your own cage!

Page One: “Wedding Crashers” (2005)

Written by Steve Faber & Bob Fisher

How to Write a Marketable Screenplay

Tips from a presentation at the Pittsburgh Shorts Filmmaker Conference.

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 20: “Short Term 12”

Why read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

Great Scene: “The Big Short”

Margot Robbie. A bubble bath. Champagne. And subprime loans.

Screenwriting 101: Liz Hannah

“I think, if it is a challenge, then I shouldn’t be writing that script. For me, if it’s a challenge to find the perspective of the…

Page One: “Waterworld” (1995)

Written by Peter Rader and David Twohy

Reader Question: Do characters “own” a scene?

Ownership is less important than underlying conflict between characters.

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 19: “Gravity”

Why read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

Update: 2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 19 Total, 2 New Scripts

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

On Writing

“Greater than scene is situation. Greater than situation is implication. Greater than all of these is a single, entire human being, who…

Page One: “The Warriors” (1979)

Screenplay by David Shaber and Walter Hill, novel by Sol Yurick