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Screenwriting is challenging for a new writer and writing an action scene can be difficult too, but practice can make perfect. A good understanding of how to write an action scene can form a good script. Every movie needs climaxes and battles or chase scenes to get a successful story…

The age old question of what to do with a finished screenplay is one that screenwriters must ask themselves. I’ve been around this for a long time to give you the very best advice. The raw, uncut truth and I promise you, this isn’t anything that you’ve ever heard before.…

Knowing how to introduce characters in a screenplay means more than just understanding how to properly format character descriptions. You want to think about when, where, and how a decision will play out in the mind of the reader and how it will look onscreen. New writers are preached to…

Do you know how to write everyday? All you have to do is write to be a screenwriter, but many struggle to do that on a consistent basis. Many screenwriters just need to put it to paper when they have a perfect idea. In some cases, a few pages or…

Could someone steal your script idea? The thought of this happening scares many young screenwriters. Creating that million dollar idea just to have it stolen by a wily producer, a double crossing buddy, or worse, an untalented screenwriter. This causes many screenwriters to hide their best ideas out of fear…

You just completed the best script ever. Now you need to protect your baby before it’s stolen. Knowing how to copyright a script is a good idea as a screenwriter. The last thing anybody needs is a legal war over their work. Even though there’s a link to WGA to…

Titles are the first thing an audience or reader takes notice about a film. The title needs to have a ring to it and it has to say something about either the character or the film. If you have a bad title, it’ll turn people off. Sorry to be frank,…

Do you know how to write a high concept screenplay? Do you even know what high concept means? The term high concept has been misinterpreted and misconstrued by screenwriters for a very long time. Most think it’s a movie that can be pitched in a single sentence. A man fights…

Writing is an art and can be acquired by isolating oneself staring down a blank page for hours, creating some conservative ideas of the emotional and structural level. With time your writing can become more vulnerable from the time you spend writing a screenplay. Even pros need to look at…

Script writing isn’t easy if you are not familiar with working on a laptop, screenwriting software and rewriting but where to begin can be confusing. Thinking for some time and not being able to get the scene’s plot in mind can feel overwhelming. If you’re in this situation, close the…