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4 Relatable Movie Tropes We All Love (And The Powerful Life Lessons They Give)

4 Relatable Movie Tropes We All Love (And The Powerful Life Lessons They Give)

Pardon my melodramatic ass
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𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑰 📗📘
Between the Lines: Improve Your Dialogue with Tension and Subtext

Between the Lines: Improve Your Dialogue with Tension and Subtext

It’s not about words
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Jim Mercurio
The Storyteller’s Silent Killer: Why Revealing Your Ending Too Soon Ruins Your Story

The Storyteller’s Silent Killer: Why Revealing Your Ending Too Soon Ruins Your Story

Understanding why you make this mistake, you’ll stop
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Daniel Andrew Boyd
How I Teach Story Structure With Disney’s ‘The Lion King’

How I Teach Story Structure With Disney’s ‘The Lion King’

Simba’s Shakespearean adventure is purrrrrrfect for teaching young people how to write
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Argumentative Penguin
5 Storytelling Secrets for Captivating Readers from a Literary Legend

5 Storytelling Secrets for Captivating Readers from a Literary Legend

Discover how Dostoevsky’s insights can help you create unforgettable characters and riveting plots
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Ahmadou DIALLO ✪
Predictability And Polemics Are Strangling British Theatre

Predictability And Polemics Are Strangling British Theatre

We’re at a real low point in the creative arts and it’s difficult to know where to go from here.
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Argumentative Penguin
Creating a Scene Beat by Beat

Creating a Scene Beat by Beat

Beyond dialogue — shaping powerful scenes
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Jim Mercurio
Is Moana the Hero in ‘Moana’?

Is Moana the Hero in ‘Moana’?

How well does ‘Moana’ follow Campbell’s Monomyth? And is Moana really the hero of her own tale?
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Lady Horatia
How to Write Side Characters That Make Your Story Better

How to Write Side Characters That Make Your Story Better

Ensure your side characters leave a lasting impression
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Esme Harlow
Plot — The Backbone Of A Story!

Plot — The Backbone Of A Story!

Also, The Reason Behind a Story’s Demise.
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Abhijit Das
The Best Thing to Do as a Beginning Screenwriter

The Best Thing to Do as a Beginning Screenwriter

Break the isolation
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Nihan Kucukural
How to Add Hidden Depth to Your Characters and Script

How to Add Hidden Depth to Your Characters and Script

Elevate the ordinary
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Jim Mercurio
Rom Coms are Deceptively Hard to Write — Here’s Why

Rom Coms are Deceptively Hard to Write — Here’s Why

Two people defeating the odds to find love with each other feels like it should be one of the easiest stories to tell. Rom coms are…
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Heidi Lux
I Don’t Write Scripts — I Compose Them

I Don’t Write Scripts — I Compose Them

I was introduced to the world of screenwriting a year ago. Like any individual with a drive to create, I must create to keep my soul alive…
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The Fifth by S. Angell
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