Further Reading
GENERAL ADVICE
- STORY by Robert McKee (available at Amazon.com)
- Scriptnotes podcast
- The 100 Most FAQ About Screenwriting by the Editors of Screenwriting.io
- 7 Deadly Dialogue Sins by Dave Trottier from Script Magazine
- 10 Screenwriting Insights I Wish I Had 25 Years Ago by Allan Palmer
- 25 Habits of Highly Successful Writers by Karl Iglesias and Andrew McAleer
- Death to Readers by Terry Rossio
- Film Endings by Brad Johnson
- Improve Your Odds at Winning a Screenplay Contest – from Script Magazine
- Entering Screenwriting Contests – Calendar and Prizes – from Script Magazine
- Don’t Write What You Love. Love What You Write! by Barri Evin
- WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Dialogue Dementia – Common Dialogue Mistakes and How to Fix Them by
- Writers/Blockbusters Podcast
THEME
- Make Readers Fall in Love with Theme by Ashley Scott Meyers
LOGLINES
- Loglines: The First Essential Step to Defining and Elevating Your Story by Danny Manus
- On Loglines and “What is high concept?” Lecture by Chris Soth (audio)
- How and Why to Write a Good Logline by Naomi Beatty (from Save the Cat!)
STRUCTURE
- Beat Sheet by Blake Snyder
- Beat Sheet Synthesis Diagram by Heather Holmes, based on Blake Snyder’s Beat Sheet
- Amazon’s Storybuilder Beat Sheet
- Save the Cat at a Glance by Blake Snyder
- Script Hacks: How to Express a Script Theme in Three Acts by Alex Bloom
- Story Structure: “All is Lost” Equals Opportunity for Character Growth by Jen Grisanti
- Structure Grid for Character and Plot Development from The Writer’s Store
- Annabelle:Creation & The First 10 Pages of Your Script by Jacob Krueger (from a “Write Your Screenplay” podcast)
STORY
- Coloring Scenes: Writing to Engage the Reader by Dave Trottier
- The Umami of Story by Art Holcomb
- Story Stakes and the Power of Why by Naomi Beaty
- Pixar’s 22 Rules of Story – Analyzed by Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
- Groundhog Day: Streamlining the Story by James Napoli
- Screenwriting 101: 6 Cheap Stories for Your First Feature by Shaun Leonard
- The Importance of Logical Conclusions in Storytelling by Ray Morton
CHARACTER
- Balls of Steel: Finding Character Motivation, Conflict and Compassion by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
- Webinar: Creating Dynamic Characters by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
- Writing Character Descriptors by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
- The Name Game: Choosing Names for your Characters by Drew Yanno
FEMALE CHARACTERS
- Women Are People by Cameron Chapman
- Female Protagonists by Robert Piluso
- The Taming of the Shrew by Danny Manus
FORMATTING
- Screenplay Format Guide from Storysense
- Trilane Screenplay Format Reference
- All About Flashbacks by Dave Trottier
- Ask the Expert: Sluglines Slugfest by Dave Trottier
WRITING FOR TELEVISION
- How to Write a TV Pilot by Luke Giordano
- Worksheets
- TV Script Standards by The Black List