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Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins

What Will Happen Next? Part 2: Suspense in Action

By Barri EvinsMar 19, 2021
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Identifying Theme, Premise, Plot of Your Story

The Worst Conflict! The Top Tip of How to Create a Good Story

By Scott McConnellDec 25, 2019
Former Los Angeles producer/showrunner Scott McConnell shares advice on how to develop strong central conflicts for a drama.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Create High-Value Conflicts to Elevate Your Drama

By Scott McConnellJun 4, 2019
Veteran screenwriter Jeremy Leven shows how to lay the groundwork for writing the reveal without giving it away or making the audience feel they are being toyed with.
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CRAFT: Screenwriter of The Notebook Offers Tips on Writing The Reveal

By Script MagazineMay 8, 2018
Individual subplots illustrate a different aspect of the main conflict or show a different step in the solution of the main conflict. William C. Martell examines how the subplots in The Shape of Water help shape the film's main conflict and theme.
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SCRIPT SECRETS: Subplot Prism and The Shape of Water

By William C. MartellMar 9, 2018
Don't Be Afraid of The Big, Bad Logline
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BREAKING & ENTERING: Loglines and Tigers and Bears – Oh My!

By Barri EvinsJan 18, 2018
BREAKING & ENTERING: Story Secrets - Don't Write What You Love. Love What You Write!
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BREAKING & ENTERING: Story Secrets - Don't Write What You Love. Love What You Write!

By Barri EvinsMay 18, 2017
Sharpen your writing with shark secrets!
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BREAKING & ENTERING: Shark Secrets to Sharpen Your Writing

By Barri EvinsJun 18, 2015
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Storytelling Strategies: Tension, Release and 'Interstellar'

By Paul Joseph GulinoDec 18, 2014
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Screenplay Genre

Notes from the Margins: Romance Isn't Dead...It's Just Different

By Danny ManusDec 8, 2014
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TV Writer Podcast 085 - How to Write a TV Pilot

By Gray JonesSep 1, 2014
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Notes from the Margins: Tick, Tick, Tick...Boom! How Inserting a Time Clock Can Help Your Story

By Danny ManusJul 8, 2014
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Reel Story: Most Common Reasons Why Scripts Are Rejected

By Corey MandellMar 6, 2014
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Notes from the Margins: What Football Has That Your Script Needs

By Danny ManusJan 7, 2014
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Specs & The City: Conflict and 'The Social Network'

By Brad JohnsonOct 2, 2012
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Script Secrets Assignment: Character in Conflict

By William C. MartellOct 14, 2010