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 Stewart Farquhar
• 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
  • Pilot Proposal Template
  • Pilot Proposal Example – How I Met Your Mother
  • Character Map Template
  • Character Map Example – How I Met Your Mother
• TV Script Standards by The Black List