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Becoming Alan Smithee - Mistakes Screenwriters Turned First-Time Directors Should Avoid

When people discuss the Breaking Bad phenomenon, beyond the originality of the story, the great characters are mentioned as the key to the show's success. Paul Peditto examines the chemistry of the Walter White character.
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Chemistry Of Character- Walter White

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Dialogue and the Written Word

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Know Thyself and Who You Are Writing For

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Top 9 Tips for Micro-Budget Screenwriting

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Screenplay Format Smorgasbord

In Part 2, Paul Peditto gives even more no-nonsense advice on how to write action lines that are lean, mean and effective. A must-read!
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: ActionLineapalooza! Writing Action Lines, Part 2

Paul Peditto dives into story structure and opines while writers try to hit their structural marks, they shouldn't lose sight of the prize—storytelling. He examines the classical structure in The Matrix by way of Syd Field.
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Story Structure—Ask The 101-Legged Centipede How He Walks

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writing The Tunnel

Paul Peditto examines famous movies with great character arcs to explore where the character arc begins, where does the character change, and where does he/she end up by the end of the story.
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Character Arcs - Order, Chaos, Reorder

Paul Peditto discusses voice over and subtext and how the Hulu show, The Handmaid’s Tale, deals with both.
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Voiceover & Subtext in The Handmaid's Tale

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writer On Set Etiquette

Paul Peditto gives no-nonsense advice on how to write action lines that are lean, mean and effective. A must-read!
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: ActionLineapalooza! - Writing Action Lines

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Tunnel - An Unfiltered Journey Through Hell

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Get Your Arms Around the Idea Using Character Biographies

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How To Find And Lose An Agent At William Morris

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Screenwriting & Mortality

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: 5 Screenwriting Traps To Avoid

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: 10 Character Fixes - Meetup.com Version

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Screenplay Feedback - Taking and Giving Notes

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writing The Micro-Budget Screenplay - Preparation

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Overheard Dialogue Again by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Overheard Dialogue Again

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Jane Doe Chronicles, Part 3

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writing The Universal Character

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Story Structure - The Linus Blanket by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Story Structure - The Linus Blanket

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Creating a Web Series - 'Devolve'

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Collaboration and the Art of Creative Disagreement

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Classic Structure - 'The Godfather' by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Classic Structure - 'The Godfather'

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: My Plausibility Problem

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Become a Hater!

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Syd Field Question by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #amwriting #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Syd Field Question

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Screenplay Format- The Not So Sexy Science by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Screenplay Format - The Not So Sexy Science

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Conversations With Screenwriting Agents by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Conversations With Screenwriting Agents

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Overheard Dialogue, Part 1 by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #amwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Overheard Dialogue, Part 1

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Casting The Micro-Budget - Jane Doe Chronicles Part 2 by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Casting The Micro-Budget - Jane Doe Chronicles Part 2

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Jane Doe Chronicles, Part 1

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Light And The Sufferer by Michael Tabb | Script Magazine
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Light And The Sufferer

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Monster Concept by Paul Peditto
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Monster Concept

COLUMN D: Becoming Adaptable - Adapting the Little Known Novel by Drew Yanno | Script Magazine
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COLUMN D: Becoming Adaptable - Adapting the Little Known Novel

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Wise Words From Kaj

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writing Dialogue - The Cut Instinct

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Getting Bounced From Nicholl Fellowship In Style

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: 'August: Osage County'

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Adaptation, Get It On Paper

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writing Dialogue, Chicago-Style

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Anatomy Of A Kickstarter Project - Funded!

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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: How Do You Know You're A Playwright?

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Script Gods Must Die: 10 Tips For The Unknown Screenwriter, Part 2

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Script Gods Must Die: William Morris Memories

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Script Gods Must Die: The Screenwriter as Playwright - David Mamet