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Screenwriter Interviews

How Screenwriters Julian Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna Created Nuance and Complexity in 'God's Country'

By Sadie DeanJan 26, 2022
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Film Festivals

Sundance Film Festival 2022 – Day Four: Women at the Center

By Sadie DeanJan 24, 2022
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Writing Inspiration

In The Company of (Historical) Women, Part 2

By Devon EllingtonFeb 4, 2021
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Writing Inspiration

The Company of (Historical) Women, Part 1

By Devon EllingtonJan 28, 2021
Tom Stempel examines the blockbusters, Incredibles 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Year of the Spectacular Men, and Let the Sunshine In, to showcase the screenwriters' choices for their female characters.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Blockbusters and Women

By Tom StempelAug 17, 2018
Amy Adams (right) as Louise Banks in ARRIVAL by Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Jan Thijs
Screenwriting How-To Articles

What Makes a "Strong" Female Character?

By Muriel StockdaleAug 8, 2018
Before you submit your script for coverage or critique, make sure your work is void of things that annoy script readers! Professional script reader, Brian O'Malley, shares insights into things script readers hate to see in a screenplay.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

20 Little Things That Make Script Readers Hate Your Screenplay

By Brian O'MalleyFeb 28, 2018
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

STORY BROADS: How to Explore Female Character Bias to Transform Your Story

By Anne-Cecile VilleAug 9, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Atomic Blonde: Atomic Failure or Atomic Success?

By Sammy MontanaAug 1, 2017
A common gripe among a lot of actresses is that they don’t find many strong female roles in the scripts they’re given, and so sometimes they seek out roles written for men.
Creating Characters

Women Are People, Too: 6 Ways to Write Better Female Characters

By Cameron ChapmanMar 30, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

IT DEPENDS: How the Bechdel Test Should Be Used

By Christopher SchillerFeb 28, 2017
BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: Writing Female Characters - She Said; She Said by Doug RIchardson | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: Writing Female Characters - She Said; She Said.

By Doug RichardsonOct 31, 2016
FEMALE PROTAGONISTS: Whoa, Man... You're Writing Her All Wrong! by Robert Piluso
Screenwriting How-To Articles

FEMALE PROTAGONISTS: Whoa, Man... You're Writing Her All Wrong!

By Robert PilusoSep 17, 2015
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

INNER DRIVES: What's My Character Motivation? "Marilyns, Moms, Muses"

By Pamela Jaye SmithApr 28, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Screenwriting Website of the Week: The Bitch Pack

By Script MagazineApr 25, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

The Taming of the Shrew: Writing Female Characters & Archetypes

By Danny ManusFeb 7, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Specs & The City: Female Characters and... Pretty Much Every Movie Ever

By Brad JohnsonSep 11, 2013