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3 Steps to Creating Supporting Characters in Your Screenplay

Supporting characters “support” the story, plot, theme, and most importantly, the protagonist – either with achieving

How to Select an Idea to Develop into a Movie Script

What does “Hollywood” want in a story? A compelling concept with emotional impact. Appealing ideas have two components

The First 10 Pages of Your Screenplay: How to Effectively Enter the Story

The first 10 pages of a script are the most important – that’s the amount of time you have to convince a reader to continue reading your screenplay. If you haven’t presented an engaging and riveting story by then

4 Ways to Foreshadow Conflict

To foreshadow conflict means to indicate or hint at the difficulties that will arise later in the story. Foreshadowing creates suspense and tension...

3 Tips on How to Show (and Not Tell)

A main “rule” in screenwriting is “show, don’t tell”. A screenplay is emotionally powerful when it engages the reader...

How to Create Effective Setups and Payoffs

Set-ups and payoffs create an engaging and satisfying experience for the audience by allowing them insight into the story as it unfolds.

5 Tips for Writing Your Logline

A logline is a summary of your story. It is used to guide your writing and sell your project to "Hollywood"...

6 Components of Ensuring a Strong Goal for Your Main Character

Audiences and readers can quickly become bored or confused with scripts in which the main character lacks a clear, understandable, and compelling goal...