Write Your Screenplay: Don’t Run From Cliché

You’ve been told time and time again that cliché is bad, lazy, even amateurish. So why do so many produced screenwriters rely on the shorthand cliché provides? Award-winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger analyzes the screenplay for Crazy Stupid Love and and discusses how to turn your clichés into unforgettable moments.

You've been told time and time again that cliché is bad, lazy, even amateurish. So why do so many produced screenwriters rely on the shorthand cliché provides? Award-winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger analyzes the screenplay for Crazy Stupid Love and and discusses how to turn your clichés into unforgettable moments.

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The founder of Jacob Krueger Studio, Jacob has worked with all kinds of writers, from Academy and Tony Award Winners, to young writers picking up the pen for the first time. His writing includes The Matthew Shepard Story, for which he won the Writers Guild of America Paul Selvin Award and was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Screenplay. To follow Jacob’s blog or learn more about his Screenwriting Workshops, Online Classes, and International Retreats please visit WriteYourScreenplay.com.