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Identifying Theme, Premise, Plot of Your Story

Consider Using a Controlling Theme as Your Creative Sherpa

Sep 23, 2020
More than ever, it's critical for screenwriters to branch out and create stories in all types of writing mediums. Jay Thornton, one half of the writing team Them Thorntons, shares the journey he and his brother Chris have taken from screenwriting to novels to audioplays.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Using Multiple Writing Mediums to Corner an Audience

Jan 29, 2019
Script Anatomy founder and instructor Tawnya Bhattacharya shares tips for setting new years writing resolutions worth keeping.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

So You Wanna Be a Novelist: Novel Writing Tips for Screenwriters

Nov 3, 2017
'Cactus Jack'
Screenwriting How-To Articles

The Multi-Hyphenate Thornton Brothers Talk Storyteller Survival and Crowdfunding 'Cactus Jack'

Sep 7, 2016