Category: Scriptwriting
Screenwriting Mindset (with Kevin Wilde)
Kevin Wilde is an award-winning, American screenwriter. His horror/thriller screenplay...
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Writing Side Characters (with Sacha Black)
Sacha Black is a bestselling author, host of The Rebel Author Podcast and Next Level Authors, and...
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What Makes a Good Plot?
I’ve been asked many, many times how I create my plots. Truth is, when I started out, it...
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5 Signs Your Characters Need More Depth
Characters need depth. Three-dimensional characters are what keep readers reading. They’re...
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How to Write Any Kind of Relationship With Accuracy and Honesty
A book without any relationships would be seriously lacking in conflict. Which means you...
Read More12. Dialogue vs Description: Which is More Important?
Powered by RedCircle Kristina: Hello and welcome to The Writer’s Cookbook podcast. With me is spring onion growing extraordinary Ellie Betts. Ellie: And she has killed every plant she’s owned. It’s Kristina...
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5 Steps to Writing Compelling Character Arcs
A great character arc can be the difference between readers devouring your book and buying it in...
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Interview with Dan Bronzite, Script Studio Creator
When Script Studio’s creator, Dan Bronzite, reached out to me about the possibility of a review, he also mentioned how he’d come up with the software thanks to his own experiences with screenwriting.
I was in intrigued to find out more about the story behind Script Studio (formerly called Movie Outline), so I sent him some questions. Here’s what he had to say.
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Last week, I had an idea. Since then, it’s been pretty much all I’ve been able to...
Read More6 Shows You Need to Watch To Improve Your Screenwriting
If we learn writing through reading, we learn screenwriting through watching. Whilst I think the importance of a good film shouldn’t be overlooked, TV is becoming big-budget business too. There will always be low-budget...
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Why Do We Still Say ‘Strong Female’?
When asked in an interview why he writes strong female characters, fan favourite and feminist Joss...
Read MoreThe Curse of Too Much Dialogue
Dialogue is great. It’s one of my favourite things to write because I feel like I can really see and hear the character when I put those words on to a page. However, studying Creative Writing has taught me that too much...
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