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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
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
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
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
The Best of My Stories About Storytelling
The Best of My Stories About Storytelling
A compilation of the most helpful advice I know
Esme Harlow
Jul 7
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
Trending
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
For the Love of God, Don’t Describe Female Characters as Beautiful
For the Love of God, Don’t Describe Female Characters as Beautiful
And what you should describe them as instead
Heidi Lux
Jun 16
Write for Screenwriting & Storytelling
Write for Screenwriting & Storytelling
We want your words — but not about your words
Jim Mercurio
May 26
How to Surprise Your Audience With Nothing
How to Surprise Your Audience With Nothing
Making something out of nothing
Jim Mercurio
May 29
Screenwriting & Storytelling: Submission Guidelines
Screenwriting & Storytelling: Submission Guidelines
What we’re looking for and how to write for us
Esme Harlow
May 26
What Makes a Book-to-Movie Adaptation Great vs Painful
What Makes a Book-to-Movie Adaptation Great vs Painful
Understanding the anatomy of success and failure
Esme Harlow
Jun 20
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