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Dave Trottier
Screenwriting How-To Articles
The Great Paradox of Creativity
By Dave Trottier
Feb 15, 2021
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ASK DR. FORMAT: Screenplay Formatting Tips - Texts, IMs, E-Mails, Skype and More
By Dave Trottier
Aug 20, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ASK DR. FORMAT: Slugging Out Slug Lines
By Dave Trottier
Jun 2, 2019
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
THE SCREENWRITER ANSWER: 10 Most Common Screenwriting Questions
By Dave Trottier
Jul 12, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ASK DR. FORMAT: Formatting Voiceover, Prelap and Chyron
By Dave Trottier
Apr 4, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ASK DR. FORMAT: Good Will to All... and a Clear Story Goal
By Dave Trottier
Feb 2, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ASK DR. FORMAT: The Golden Key to Your Screenwriting Success
By Dave Trottier
Jan 17, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ASK DR. FORMAT: Is Formatting the Cause of Insanity in Screenwriters?
By Dave Trottier
Dec 6, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
What Screenwriters Can Learn from 'Galaxy Quest'
By Dave Trottier
Oct 18, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
COLORING SCENES: Writing to Engage the Reader
By Dave Trottier
Mar 23, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCREENPLAY FORMAT: The Most Common Formatting Mistake
By Dave Trottier
Jan 26, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCREENPLAY FORMAT: Dr. Format Answers Your Questions
By Dave Trottier
Oct 23, 2015
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCREENPLAY FORMAT: Why Not Use Camera Directions For Screenplays?
By Dave Trottier
Jun 15, 2015
Screenwriting How-To Articles
All About Flashbacks
By Dave Trottier
Mar 18, 2015
Screenwriting How-To Articles
The Readability Factor
By Dave Trottier
Dec 9, 2014
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Battle of the Paradigms: Screenplay Structure - Whose to Choose
By Dave Trottier
Mar 11, 2014
How to Write a Screenplay
What You Must Know About Script Format
By Dave Trottier
Oct 5, 2013
Screenwriting How-To Articles
10 Must-See Movies for Screenwriters
By Dave Trottier
Nov 15, 2012
Screenwriter Blogs
Ask the Expert: 3 Keys to Succeeding as a Writer
By Dave Trottier
Oct 4, 2012
How to Write Dialogue
Ask the Expert: INTERCUT - Conversations and Actions
By Dave Trottier
Jun 21, 2012
Screenwriter Blogs
How The Writers Store Changed My Life
By Dave Trottier
May 9, 2012
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Balls of Steel: Lessons of a Reader
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Apr 26, 2012
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Q&A: Dave Trottier, aka Dr. Format
By Dave Trottier
Feb 1, 2012
