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June 21, 2017

First Draft: Break Tired Screenwriting Conventions By Embracing the Heroine’s – Not Hero’s – Journey

Learn the differences between the Hero's Journey and the Heroine's Journey to move your script past stale male-exclusive tropes and…
December 6, 2016

Luck of the Draw: What’s the Best, and Cheapest, Way to Figure Out If Your Film Works? Storyboarding

Learn simple storyboarding technique to make your life easier during production from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and A Hologram…
October 25, 2016

First Draft: Crafting Supervillains by Pushing Your Antagonists Over the Edge

When it comes to writing your villain, it would be wise to take pointers from what some blockbusters get wrong…
January 11, 2016

First Draft: Is Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey Dead in Screenwriting Today?

Claiming that The Hero’s Journey is dead just after the opening weekend of Star Wars: The Force Awakens may seem a bit foolish. How could…