screenwriting

Adapting a true story requires research, honesty, and sometimes, a little bending of the truth. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares tips on writing a screenplay based on a true story and the importance of finding the balance between fact and fiction.
How to Write a Script, Writing Tips

Take Two: Writing a Screenplay Based on a True Story

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Screenwriting (Film)

The #1 Way to Bulletproof Your Story Idea and Logline to Make Sure It Sparks Interest in the Industry

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Screenwriting (Film)

Tiffany Paulsen: Never Give Up On A Project You Believe In

Saving Money on Your Screenwriting Career
How to Write a Script, Writing Tips

Take Two: Saving Money on Your Screenwriting Career

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Interviews

Mick Garris: The Horror Stories That Reside Within Us

Launching Your Screenwriting Career From Outside of Hollywood
How to Write a Script, Writing Tips

Take Two: Launching Your Screenwriting Career From Outside of Hollywood

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Screenwriting (Film)

Announcing the New Script University!

Christopher J. Moore started his writing career in screenwriting, working on successful TV shows, but soon realized he wanted his stories to reach a broader audience. After adapting several of his screenplays into stand-alone novels, he embarked on a new YA series, The Switch Family.
Interviews

Screenwriter and Novelist, Turned YA Author, Christopher J. Moore: Author Spotlight

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Screenwriting (Film)

Take Two: How to Adapt a Book Into a Screenplay

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WD Podcasts

The Writer’s Digest Podcast, Episode 12: Writing for the Screen and the Page with Doug Richardson

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Writing Habits and Practices

What Binge-Watching 'Stranger Things' Taught Me About Storytelling

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Screenwriting (Film)

10 Screenwriting Techniques Every Writer Can Employ

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Screenwriting (Film)

Screenwriting Tips & Insights from Michael Zam, Writer of the Emmy-Winning Series Feud: Bette and Joan

While working the front desk at Miramax, Dave Pullano created the fictional exec to field overly persistent screenwriters wanting to sell a pitch. Ironically enough, through a series of adventures, Pullano found himself in Hong Kong, sitting on an old mattress ... and pitching his own script to Jackie Chan.
Writing Articles

Script Classics: Life In The Movie Industry - How To Sell A Pitch In Only 10 Years

Conflict is what drives a story. Without opposition, the story becomes lifeless. Learn the four types of conflict and how to effectively use them in your next screenplay.
Screenwriting (Film)

Script Classics: Conflict at the Core—Four Types of Conflict

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Writing Genres

From CBS's Cold Case to Kick-Butt Cozies: Kellye Garrett Discusses Screenwriting and Black Women in the Mystery Genre

Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, THE DISASTER ARTIST. Photo by Julie Neustadter.
Interviews

Interview: The Oscar-Nominated Writers Behind The Disaster Artist (Part Two)

Scott Neustadter, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, and Michael Weber at AFI Fest 2017. Photo by Erin Westerman.
Interviews

Interview: The Oscar-Nominated Writers Behind The Disaster Artist (Part One)

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Script Notes

Writer's Digest and Script Mag Are Joining Forces

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Character

Elevate Your Story - Push Your Hero Off a Cliff

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Writing Articles

4 Lessons Writers Can Learn from 'The Good Place'

Gary Cooper as Marshal Will Kane in the United Artists’ 1952 classic High Noon, written by John W. Cunningham (story) and Carl Foreman.
Writing Articles

Script Classics: Writing a Great Third Act

Doug Richardson
Screenwriting (Film)

How to Work with Hollywood: Crossing the Chasm from Book to Film

Screenplay to Novel: 5 Steps to Novelizing a Script
Writing Articles

Screenplay to Novel: 5 Steps to Novelizing a Script