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First Draft: Your Characters Lack Uniqueness? Use These Seven Ways to Give Them Fresh Voices

By Ken MiyamotoNovember 3, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. As...

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First Draft: Understanding the Promise of the Premise Through Nocturnal Animals, Groundhog Day and Black Mirror

By James NapoliMay 25, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Save...

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First Draft: Follow This Tested and True Rule Book to Explore the Reactions of Your Script’s Characters

By Art HolcombFebruary 7, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. So...

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First Draft: Knowing the Difference Between Fact and Truth When Adapting a True Story

By James NapoliDecember 14, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Taking...

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First Draft: Understand The Humility Arc To Allow Your Story’s Heroes To Succeed

By Michael Welles SchockNovember 1, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...

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First Draft: What are Plot Patterns, and Why Should You Identify Them in Movies?

By Michael Welles SchockOctober 28, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...

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First Draft: How to Develop and Nurse a Theme Throughout Your Narrative

By Art HolcombOctober 24, 2016

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...

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First Draft: A New Alternative to Three-Act Story Structure

By Art HolcombSeptember 14, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, we present “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...

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First Draft: Lessons in Screenplay Plants and Payoffs from Chinatown and The Orphanage

By James NapoliSeptember 11, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “Bad...

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First Draft: What’s Missing From Your Screenplay? Stakes

By Alex BloomJuly 5, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting, we present “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. New...

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First Draft

First Draft: Your Characters Lack Uniqueness? Use These Seven Ways to Give Them Fresh Voices

First Draft

First Draft: Understanding the Promise of the Premise Through Nocturnal Animals, Groundhog Day and Black Mirror

First Draft

First Draft: Follow This Tested and True Rule Book to Explore the Reactions of Your Script’s Characters

First Draft

First Draft: Knowing the Difference Between Fact and Truth When Adapting a True Story

First Draft

First Draft: Understand The Humility Arc To Allow Your Story’s Heroes To Succeed

First Draft

First Draft: What are Plot Patterns, and Why Should You Identify Them in Movies?

First Draft

First Draft: How to Develop and Nurse a Theme Throughout Your Narrative

First Draft

First Draft: A New Alternative to Three-Act Story Structure

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First Draft: Lessons in Screenplay Plants and Payoffs from Chinatown and The Orphanage

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First Draft: What’s Missing From Your Screenplay? Stakes

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