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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
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
A Comedy Scene that Perfectly Exploits its Concept
A Comedy Scene that Perfectly Exploits its Concept
Every single line emanates from it
Jim Mercurio
Jun 6
How to Build on Your Descriptions for More Efficient Storytelling
How to Build on Your Descriptions for More Efficient Storytelling
Action description is not an island unto itself
Jim Mercurio
Jun 2
How to Surprise Your Audience With Nothing
How to Surprise Your Audience With Nothing
Making something out of nothing
Jim Mercurio
May 29
An Eclectic Screenwriting Primer—Jim’s Storytelling Stories
An Eclectic Screenwriting Primer—Jim’s Storytelling Stories
A compilation with Springsteen, Kevin Costner and Meyers-Briggs
Jim Mercurio
May 27
Screenwriting & Storytelling: Submission Guidelines
Screenwriting & Storytelling: Submission Guidelines
What we’re looking for and how to write for us
Esme Harlow
May 26
Write for Screenwriting & Storytelling
Write for Screenwriting & Storytelling
We want your words — but not about your words
Jim Mercurio
May 26
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“Unfilmables” Are the Most Detrimental Thing to Your Screenwriting
“Unfilmables” Are the Most Detrimental Thing to Your Screenwriting
When your screenplay isn’t even screenwriting
Jim Mercurio
May 26
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