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Screenwriter Interviews
INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with 'All My Puny Sorrows' Writer-Director Michael McGowan
By Sadie Dean
May 3, 2022
How to Write a Screenplay
Writing Engaging Character Introductions
By Kira-Anne Pelican, PhD
Mar 22, 2022
Screenwriter Interviews
Exploring Character Development with 'Big Gold Brick' Writer-Director Brian Petsos
By Sadie Dean
Feb 25, 2022
Screenwriter Interviews
Grounding the Complexity of the American Dream in 'Promised Land' with Writer and Creator Matt Lopez
By Sadie Dean
Jan 24, 2022
Screenwriting How-To Articles
'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' and What it Can Teach Screenwriters
By Bryan Young
Nov 26, 2021
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Why Spec Scripts Fail Female Part Over/Under Written or Over Exposed – Part 2
By Stewart Farquhar
Jul 28, 2021
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Why Spec Scripts Fail Female Part Over/Under Written or Over Exposed
By Stewart Farquhar
Jun 29, 2021
Screenplay Formatting
ASK DR. FORMAT: The Camera as a Character
By Dave Trottier
Apr 27, 2021
Comedy Writing by Evan Smith
COMEDY WRITING: Fine-Tuning Flaws to Make Characters Timely
By Evan Smith
Apr 26, 2021
Writing Inspiration
The Company of (Historical) Women, Part 1
By Devon Ellington
Jan 28, 2021
Film Reviews
UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Writing Real and Fictional People
By Tom Stempel
Nov 25, 2020
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Building & Revealing Character: Simple But Powerful Tools for Building Fascinating Characters and Revealing Their Inner Truth
By Dave Trottier
Aug 15, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Screenwriter Rick Mitz: Norman Lear, Character Before Jokes, and Why to Get an MFA in Film
By Community Partner
Jun 28, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Dilemma in Story
By Stewart Farquhar
May 17, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Creating Compelling Characters: Asking Your Characters Why
By Script Magazine
Apr 26, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
MEET THE READER: Importance of Logical Conclusions in Storytelling
By Ray Morton
Jul 7, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: 10 Character Fixes - Meetup.com Version
By Paul Peditto
Apr 5, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Using Conflict to Form Character
By Script Magazine
Mar 15, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
STORY DEVELOPMENT: The Emotional Glue That Binds Us to Story
By Tim Long
Aug 31, 2016
Behind the Lines with DR by Doug Richardson
BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: To Noir or Not to Noir.
By Doug Richardson
Dec 21, 2015
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCRIPT NOTES: A Final Reflection on Major Character Types
By Michael Tabb
Sep 10, 2015
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCRIPT NOTES: How Dual Mentor Characters Work
By Michael Tabb
Jun 11, 2015
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – "Mentor"
By Michael Tabb
May 14, 2015
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – “The Love Interest”
By Michael Tabb
Apr 9, 2015
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