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Writing Inspiration

In The Company of (Historical) Women, Part 2

Feb 4, 2021
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Writing Inspiration

The Company of (Historical) Women, Part 1

Jan 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

Aug 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?

Aug 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

Feb 28, 2018
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

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

Aug 9, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Atomic Blonde: Atomic Failure or Atomic Success?

Aug 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

Mar 30, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

IT DEPENDS: How the Bechdel Test Should Be Used

Feb 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.

Oct 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!

Sep 17, 2015
ScriptMag Col 10 - Marilyn
Screenwriting How-To Articles

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

Apr 28, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Screenwriting Website of the Week: The Bitch Pack

Apr 25, 2014
female characters
Screenwriting How-To Articles

The Taming of the Shrew: Writing Female Characters & Archetypes

Feb 7, 2014
Seriously. Follow @MysteryExec
Screenwriting How-To Articles

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

Sep 11, 2013