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Identifying Theme, Premise, Plot of Your Story

The Concept of Pre-Birth Planning and 'This Is Us'

By Joy Cheriel Brown
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Screenwriter Interviews

Complicated, Nuanced, and Layered Characters: A Conversation with ‘Ginny & Georgia’ Showrunner Debra J. Fisher

By Sadie Dean
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown star as Trinitie and Lee-Curtis Childs in HONK FORJESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL., a Focus Features release. Credit Steve Swisher © 2021 Pinky Promise LLC
Screenwriter Interviews

From Proof of Concept to Feature Film: An Interview with 'Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul' Filmmakers Adamma Ebo and Adanne Ebo

By Sadie Dean
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Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins

Breaking & Entering: Pizza Is The Key To Creating Delicious Story

By Barri Evins
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Creating Characters

The Hero's Most Transformational Moment

By Diane Drake
Comedy guru Evan Smith explains how bad decisions can become a writer’s best friend.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

COMEDY WRITING: Comedy Loves Bad Decisions

By Evan Smith
Most people assume that character arcs always follow the same path. But in comedy, they often take a wrong turn along the way.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

COMEDY WRITING: Funny Character Arcs Follow a Different Path

By Evan Smith
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.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Chemistry Of Character- Walter White

By Paul Peditto
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

BREAKING & ENTERING: The Story Must-Have Checklist

By Barri Evins
Alicia Vikander is untested but resourceful as Lara Croft in "Tomb Raider."
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Want Complex Female Characters? Put Them in Action

By Valerie Kalfrin
Creating A Great Character Arc
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Screenwriting Webinar: Creating a Great Character Arc

By Script Magazine
Don't Be Afraid of The Big, Bad Logline
Screenwriting How-To Articles

BREAKING & ENTERING: Loglines and Tigers and Bears – Oh My!

By Barri Evins
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.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Character Arcs - Order, Chaos, Reorder

By Paul Peditto
ASK DR. FORMAT: Good Will to All... and a Clear Story Goal by Dave Trottier | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ASK DR. FORMAT: Good Will to All... and a Clear Story Goal

By Dave Trottier
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writing The Universal Character

By Paul Peditto
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Character Arc, Conceptual Arc and Thematic Arc: Which Should You Use?

By Michael Lee
WENDY'S LA4HIRE: Great Screenplay Writing Part 5 - Character Arc by Wendy Kram | Script Magazine #scriptchat #amwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

WENDY'S LA4HIRE: Great Screenplay Writing Part 5 - Character Arc

By Wendy Kram
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

COLUMN D: Main Character Arc - First Ten, Last Five

By Drew Yanno
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCRIPT NOTES: Who is the Hero?

By Michael Tabb
Red dragon based on the book, Inner Drives: Create Characters Using the 8 Centers of Motivation.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Inner Drives: What's My Character Motivation? "Raising the Dragon - Mythic Character Arcs"

By Pamela Jaye Smith
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

The Taming of the Shrew: Writing Female Characters & Archetypes

By Danny Manus
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Creating Characters

A Writer's Voice: Does Your Character Actually Arc?

By Jacob Krueger
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writer's Edge: Every Script Needs A Character Arc

By Steve Kaire
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Specs & The City: Establishing Characters and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

By Brad Johnson