How to Write a Screenplay

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Purple Prose

Like all things in life, the way we write requires balance. When you look back on your first attempts at...

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Storyline: Marrying Plot to Theme

Every screenplay is built around a single invisible force that holds everything together. You may not notice it on first...

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Backstory: What to Reveal and When

Backstory includes all the events from your characters’ pasts, details about their origins, plus any essential background information necessary to...

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Jungian Archetypes for Character Building

Stories that endure tend to tap into something deeply human. Philosophers, mythologists, psychologists, and more have theorized about different ways...

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Personal Narratives

All writing carries something of the writer within it, but few forms are as intimate as the stories we tell...

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What is the “Story Circle”?

In simple terms, storytelling consists of three things: the beginning, middle, and end. However, this basic structure can often hide...

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storyline

Storyline: Marrying Plot to Theme

Every screenplay is built around a single invisible force that holds everything together. You may not notice it on first...

What is My Screenplay About?

What is My Screenplay About?

When we think of our favorite movies, there is invariably an element that is so novel, so surprising, that it...

A Screenplay is a Blueprint

A Screenplay is a Blueprint

A screenplay is the blueprint from which directors take their cues. It is not the screenwriter’s job to provide camera...

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