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Complex, Not Complicated
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How To Come Up With A High Concept Idea
Test Your Concept Before You Start Writing
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First Impressions: The Title
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Story Is Conflict
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Organize Your Story In Three Acts
Setting the Tension: Act I
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Accelerating And Then Releasing The Tension: Act III
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The End: Inevitable And Surprising
Anticipation
Setups And Payoffs
Theme
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Exposition
Writing Narrative
Stage Directions
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Getting Dirty
Fix The Story Problems
Smooth Out Your Scenes
Solidify Your Characters
Punch Up The Dialogue
Eliminate Clichés
The Final Edit
Is It Done, Yet?
The Working Writer
Stay Balanced
Learn The Business
Behave Like A Professional
The Long Haul
Six Degrees Of Separation
Building Relationships
Networking And The Internet
The Writer's Life
The Writerly Attitude
Making Time To Write
A Space For Your Writing
Tools Of The Trade
Learn From Rejection
Start Your Next Script: When More Is More
Screenplay Newsletter Archive
The Screenplay as a Blueprint
A Script Is Not Literature
A Collaborative Art
Formatting
Read Other Scripts
Watch Movies Like A Screenwriter
Passion: Yes! Formula: No!
Show, Don't Tell
Complex, Not Complicated
Character vs. Plot
The Old Lady In The Fifth Row
The Low Down On High Concept
High Concept And Creativity
High Concept, Characters, and Genre
How To Come Up With A High Concept Idea
Test Your Concept Before You Start Writing
Improving the Chances of a Not-so-Sky-High Concept
First Impressions: The Title
Story Is Conflict
External And Internal Conflict
Conflict And Status Negotiation
Genre
Genre Conventions
Beats, Scenes, And Scene Sequences
Turning Points
Inciting Incident, Crisis, Climax, and Resolution
Organize Your Story In Three Acts
Setting the Tension: Act I
Building the Tension: Act II
Accelerating And Then Releasing The Tension: Act III
The First 10 Pages
The End: Inevitable And Surprising
Anticipation
Setups And Payoffs
Theme
Subplots
Exposition
Writing Narrative
Stage Directions
Create Roles Actors Love
Creating Heroes and Villains Audiences Love
Character Arc
Supporting Roles
Character Traits
What People Say: Dialogue
The Function Of Dialogue
Dialogue Is Not Conversation
Talking Heads
Text And Subtext
A Character's Voice
Gathering Ideas
Brainstorming
The "What If?" Question
Adaptations And True Stories
Outlining
Research
The Lousy First Draft
Do Something Else
Your Trusted Circle Of Readers
Receiving Feedback
Giving Feedback
Professional Readers
Script Readings
Getting Dirty
Fix The Story Problems
Smooth Out Your Scenes
Solidify Your Characters
Punch Up The Dialogue
Eliminate Clichés
The Final Edit
Is It Done, Yet?
Protect Your Work
US Copyright Office And The WGA
The First Rules Of Marketing
Getting Past The Gatekeeper: The Reader
Loglines
Synopsis
Query Letters
Breaking Into Hollywood
Agents, Manager, And Lawyers—Oh, My!
Agents Make Money FOR You, Not OFF You
Pitching
Pitch Fests
Contests
Los Angeles Or Bust?
The Global Perspective
Writing For TV
The Indie Scene
Stay Balanced
Learn The Business
Behave Like A Professional
The Long Haul
Six Degrees Of Separation
Building Relationships
Networking And The Internet
The Writerly Attitude
Making Time To Write
A Space For Your Writing
Tools Of The Trade
Learn From Rejection
Start Your Next Script: When More Is More
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