Sometimes to understand what something is, we have to first look at what it isn’t. Though the stanza below describes writing prose, the lines have...
Movie lovers and screenwriters alike all know how essential dialogue is to a film. Dialogue serves multiple purposes like advancing the plot, revealing character, conveying...
Welcome to our ongoing series on screenwriting tactics, where we will explore in-depth professionally-proven techniques, tactics, and strategies for writing dialogue that can aid writers...
Family movies of various types play into the idea of the family dinner scene with different goals: to make you laugh, make you cry, or...
Subtext is your story's secret sauce -- but how do you get better at writing it? Subtext is a writing device wherein actions do, in...
Your screenplay could be great. Hell, it could be the next Citizen Kane. But let’s face it, if your dialogue is lacking, your script most...
How can screenwriters create movie villains that are more compelling and engaging? Enter thought-provoking villain monologues. Merriam-Webster defines thought-provoking as causing people to think seriously...
What are the best movies that you should study if you want to utilize narration and voiceover in your screenplays? Welcome to another installment of...
Welcome to the inaugural installment of our series 15 Movies Screenwriters Should Watch where we explore different subjects of screenwriting and feature some of the...
Hollywood screenwriter Ed Solomon wrote a long Twitter thread that has lit the screenwriting community on fire in the best of ways with outstanding words...
