9 Components Of The Perfect Logline (Part 1)
What is a logline and how can screenwriters write better? Learn to craft concise compelling loglines with clear stakes protagonist goals and irresistible hooks.
How to Get Your Script Read – The Four Promises
Whether the writer focuses on TV or features, we all have one question in common. “How do we get industry professionals to read our scripts?” Getting them to agree to read the script is just the first battle. Getting the script to the top of their pile is the next. The real question is how […]
Whose Story Is It? Finding Your Main Character Through Perspective & Point Of View
Who is the main character in a story, and who (or what) is their opposition? It may seem like a simple question with an intuitive answer. But it is still a question worth exploring. How can the writer be sure they have identified the right characters for their main character and opposition? In my previous […]
Mastering Conflict In Screenwriting
Conflict is something many writers understand intuitively. Or we think we do. This article isn’t about the craft of writing conflict, but rather the writer’s approach to it. It describes how the writer can leverage conflict to maximize audience engagement. Much of this article will no doubt be familiar to the experienced screenwriter, but they […]
