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The Noel Diary-Netflix-Charles Shyer
Screenwriter Interviews

A Twist on the Holiday Romantic Comedy: A Conversation with ‘The Noel Diary’ Director and Co-Writer Charles Shyer

By Sadie Dean
DUAL-Photo courtesy of RLJE Films.
Screenwriter Interviews

Finding Humor in Humanity with 'Dual' Writer-Director Riley Stearns

By Sadie Dean
The ELEMENT OF SURPRISE
Screenwriting How-To Articles

BREAKING & ENTERING: The Element of Surprise

By Barri Evins
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.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Sometimes the Plot Twists Work, Sometimes They Don't

By Tom Stempel
The "Yawing Is Contagious" Cliche is True
Screenwriting How-To Articles

BREAKING & ENTERING: Guns Don't Kill Scripts, Coffee Tables Do

By Barri Evins
BREAKING & ENTERING: Story Secrets - Don't Write What You Love. Love What You Write!
Screenwriting How-To Articles

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

By Barri Evins
Turing the reader your into "partner in crime" means successfully engaging audience.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Breaking & Entering: Partners In Crime - Engaging Audiences

By Barri Evins
Richard LaGravenese, Great Writer
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Breaking & Entering: Great Writing - A Love Story

By Barri Evins
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Specs & The City: Unreliable Narrators and (500) Days of Summer

By Brad Johnson