What You Can Learn from the 101 Best Screenplays Ever Written
Industrial Scripts shares a list of the 101 best screenplays, as voted on by the Writer's Guild of America, and breaks down the reasons...
Four Reasons Your Characters Don’t Work
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Zelene Dolton suggests four reasons your characters aren't working and ways to fix them.
Your characters...
Building Scenes
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lori Freeland says creating a scene in your story is not unlike creating a painting -...
The Better Part of Valor
In the latest in her great series on writing fight scenes for Writer's Digest, Carla Hoch offers advice on getting your characters out of...
Writing Short Leaves Less Room to Ramp Up Trouble
In an article for Writer's Digest, Lisa Cupolo offers advice for creating trouble for your characters within the confines of a short story. "Stories...
What is “Bad” Writing, Really?
In a recent post, Janice Hardy offers advice on avoiding "bad" writing. "We writers notice bad writing far more easily than readers, because we...
Turning Up the Contrast With Juxtaposition
In this episode, the Writing Excuses hosts examine juxtaposition as a way to build tension, by allowing the reader to insert themselves in the...
Turn Your Story into an Audio Drama
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Sara Hathaway offers advice for writing and creating your own audio drama. "Audio dramas are a fun way...
A Gothic Novel is More than Mere Atmosphere
In an article for Writer's Digest, Katie Lumsden shares five tips on how to write a gothic novel, and suggests questions to ask before deciding...
The Geometry of Story
During an interview with the DIY MFA podcast, Steven James explains his multi-faceted storytelling framework. They also discuss:
The importance of what is, not...
