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December 3, 2021

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The ELEMENT OF SURPRISE
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BREAKING & ENTERING: The Element of Surprise

Sep 20, 2018
Tom Stempel examines the films Tully, Disobedience, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Ocean’s 8 to showcase the effective (or not effective) use of plot twists.
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Sometimes the Plot Twists Work, Sometimes They Don't

Jul 17, 2018
The "Yawing Is Contagious" Cliche is True
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BREAKING & ENTERING: Guns Don't Kill Scripts, Coffee Tables Do

Aug 17, 2017
BREAKING & ENTERING: Story Secrets - Don't Write What You Love. Love What You Write!
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BREAKING & ENTERING: Story Secrets - Don't Write What You Love. Love What You Write!

May 18, 2017
Turing the reader your into "partner in crime" means successfully engaging audience.
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Breaking & Entering: Partners In Crime - Engaging Audiences

Dec 18, 2014
Richard LaGravenese, Great Writer
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Breaking & Entering: Great Writing - A Love Story

Jun 20, 2013
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Specs & The City: Unreliable Narrators and (500) Days of Summer

Nov 6, 2012