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How Not to Ruin a Good Scene With a Single Word
How Not to Ruin a Good Scene With a Single Word
How proofreading turns into storytelling
Jim Mercurio
Aug 6
If You Think Outside the Box, Why Would You Work Inside One?
If You Think Outside the Box, Why Would You Work Inside One?
How to dramaturg your work more creatively
Kate Brennan
Aug 4
Wrestling with Words for Clarity, Efficiency, and Voice
Wrestling with Words for Clarity, Efficiency, and Voice
Action description is storytelling too
Jim Mercurio
Jul 30
New to Screenwriting? 3 Mistakes That’ll Make You Rage-Quit
New to Screenwriting? 3 Mistakes That’ll Make You Rage-Quit
Most new screenwriters quit before they finish writing their first draft
Tang Seng
Jul 29
Are Climaxes Important? Yes! Yes! Yes!
Are Climaxes Important? Yes! Yes! Yes!
Storytelling is everywhere
Jim Mercurio
Jul 25
A Hollywood Ghost Story (or: How I Wasted Six Months of My Life)
A Hollywood Ghost Story (or: How I Wasted Six Months of My Life)
Sometimes it doesn’t make a difference how good your script is…if you’re writing the wrong script
Cole Haddon
Jul 23
Nudity In Movies: The Fine Line Between Tasteful And Exploitative
Nudity In Movies: The Fine Line Between Tasteful And Exploitative
Did they learn nothing from showgirls
RINI ✍️✨✴️⭐
Jul 20
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Don’t Think Like a Proofreader — Think Like a Director
Don’t Think Like a Proofreader — Think Like a Director
“Show, don’t tell” and beyond
Jim Mercurio
Jul 10
One Thought-Shift Changed How I Collaborate with Editors
One Thought-Shift Changed How I Collaborate with Editors
Why did it take so long?
Kate Brennan
Jul 16
Soulmates: Why Dilemma Is So Important in Love Stories
Soulmates: Why Dilemma Is So Important in Love Stories
The key to making your romances work
Jim Mercurio
Jul 3
Every Tale is a Tale of Two Stories
Every Tale is a Tale of Two Stories
How Maegan Houang embedded the macro story of China’s history with the U.S. inside her micro film about the first Chinese woman in America
Aimee Liu
Jun 25
Storytellers, Was the Debate the “Negation of the Negation” of President Biden’s Narrative?
Storytellers, Was the Debate the “Negation of the Negation” of President Biden’s Narrative?
Campaigns have much to teach — and learn — about plot and character
Aimee Liu
Jun 29
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Write for Screenwriting & Storytelling
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Jim Mercurio
May 26
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