Skip to main content

engage the reader

Young Frankenstein "It's alive!"
Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins

Breaking & Entering: Sensational Storytelling - We Want to Feel It!

By Barri Evins
This Well Used Script Advice Might Be Ruining Your Script
How to Write a Screenplay

This Well Used Script Advice Might Be Ruining Your Script

By Tim Schildberger
Stewart Farquhar explores multiple literary devices for building your story world to create curiosity and better engage a script reader.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Engage a Reader - Answer Before Question

By Stewart Farquhar
Image placeholder title
Screenwriting How-To Articles

WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Creating an Emotional Connection with the Reader

By Stewart Farquhar
Jen Grisanti examines how the character wound in this year's Oscar-nominated films help the audience connect on a deeper level to the films' protagonists. 
Screenwriting How-To Articles

How the Character Wound Links to True Connection in Oscar Films and Beyond

By Jen Grisanti
STORY BROADS: 36 Practical Tips on How Not to Irritate Your Script Reader by Asmara Bhattacharya | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: 36 Practical Tips on How Not to Irritate Your Script Reader

By Asmara Bhattacharya
COLORING SCENES: Writing to Engage the Reader by Dave Trottier | Script Magazine #scriptchat #amwriting #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

COLORING SCENES: Writing to Engage the Reader

By Dave Trottier