As rare as selling anything on spec can be, animated screenplays seem even MORE rare, like finding a left-handed Big Foot after finding...

A small, well-written story vs high-concept action. Who wins?

The adage of "write what you know" is often used to remind writers to mine their own lives for creative material. If you're a mechanic,...

No, an AI language program did not write this blog post. Well, not entirely at least. And very little of this blog post was written by...

Tl;dr version: All things being equal, fewer characters is better than more characters. If you can use a character that's already been...

I see way too many plants in that picture. Similarly, I see too many plants in movies and shows-- including stories I love. First, to get...

Don't have character names start with the same letter, rhyme, or be similar size. (ex. Joe/Jim or Joey/Zoey or Heaven/Nevaeh) If writing...

First point: I am not a lawyer. None of this should be taken as legal advice; it's just my experience. Second point: Nobody is going to...

Spoilers incoming for: Gone Girl Good Time, Parasite, Laura, The Sixth Sense, The Prestige, The Empire Strikes Back, Shawshank...

When I was teaching a screenwriting course a few years ago, some instructors made fun of me for suggesting we use Hollywood blockbusters...

Today I'm going to be talking about twists. Specifically how to write movie twists. There will be spoilers for Ocean's 11, Oceans 12,...

Short answer: yes. Slightly longer answer is that I'm specifically striking against struck companies (the AMPTP) and any production that...

The scene needs: Desire, Conflict, Action, and a Change. Write about what scares you. If introducing a character, start the new...

Most clients (or prospective clients, family friends, former coworkers, etc.) think their story could be a TV or movie because it has at...