The Screenwrightist

In drama the only part of the scenes a reader can perceive is the audible or visual. They don't even know a scene is happening until somebody does something or speaks. A scene is a sustained attempt by a character to get what...

There are lots of things that can get in the way of a character's goals in a story. If the impediment is another human being it probably stems from one of two things. Arguments can arise over trivial things and this can lead to reaching of a goal from an...

Some writers think all stories where there is a bunch of people talking the whole time are all the same. They don't see much difference between a full length play or television episode. When they see a show where people talk the whole...

A story at it's simplest is one person delivering information to another person. The thing that might be misleading is that it seems that the receivers don't interact. In fact being told a story is a conversation of sorts where it fails if it...

In keeping with my admiration for a good portion of the writing of "Friday Night Lights" season one, I've come across more things writers can learn from jocks. I know it seems athletes and creative types are opposites but the thing we have in common...