How Many Screenplays Have You Written? [POLL]
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How Many Screenplays Have You Written? [POLL]
June 19, 2010 – 11:14 am | Leave a Comment!

If you’ve ever been in a screenwriting class or workshop, you’ve probably come across the question, “How many screenplays have you written?” — I thought it might be fun to ask the community here.
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101: Character Names
June 19, 2009 – 1:45 am | One Comment

Character names, in my opinion, are one of the most difficult challenges of creating characters for a screenplay.
At the moment, I have mixed feelings about naming characters. One: I feel that no matter what you …

101: Character Backstory
June 7, 2009 – 12:26 am | 3 Comments

So, what’s you story? Answer this question and you’ll probably include a bit about where you came from, where you are, and where you’re going. The first portion of this answer is your character backstory.
The …

101: Character Goal
December 24, 2008 – 2:29 am | 3 Comments

If you’re reading this post then you’re a character with a goal. Your goal may be anything from ‘learn how to write better characters’ or simply ‘pass the time’ because you can’t seem to write …

101: Character Arc
November 28, 2008 – 3:38 pm | 2 Comments

If there’s one thing that won’t change, it’s that everything is always changing. Everything from the future, the environment, the weather, and especially we the people will constantly change from year to year, day to …

101: The Rule of Page One
November 20, 2008 – 2:47 am | 6 Comments

Thanks for launching the 101!
I thought it would be appropriate to introduce the 101 with what I call the Rule of Page One due to how definitive it’s proven to be. As a reader in …