Script Writing Articles About Story Planning

How To Write A Treatment

Marilyn Horowitz delves into the process of writing a screenplay treatment.

Sample Movie Treatment - Example Story Synopsis For A Film Script

Marilyn Horowitz provides a sample of a movie treatment.

Screenplay Story & Theme: Making Movies About One Thing

Award-winning writer Stanley Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.

Say Goodbye to Writer's Block: Introducing the Moral Premise

Award-winning writer Stan Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.

Finding and Developing Ideas For Your Screenplay

Authors of the critically acclaimed book 'I Liked It, Didn't Love It' discuss the genesis of story.

Little Red Riding Hood - Learning to Write Better Characters from Fairytales

How to write better characters by learning from fairytale stories like Little Red Riding Hood.

Focal Points: Screenplay Theme, Structure & Characters

How the wrong theme, extraneous subplots and ill-considered characterization can sink a screenplay.

How to Keep Your Story From Stalling

How to write better stories by keeping your stakes high and cutting exposition.

The Way Of Story: Inspiration In Creative Writing

Award-winning writer Catherine Ann Jones contemplates inspiration, creativity and an open mind.

Story Planning & How To Step Outline A Screenplay

Learn how to plan your movie story by creating a step outline and reading movie breakdowns of successful Hollywood scripts.

The Five S's of Screenwriting: Principles Of Storytelling

Emmy award-winning writer and producer Kate Wright examines the simple truths of storytelling through five basic principles.

How Filmmakers Connect With Audiences

Stan Williams discusses audience identification with your story.

Screenplay Unity: What It Is & Why You Need It

Screenwriter & Screenplay Analyst Jeff Swanson discusses the need to understand the central designing principle of your script.

The Benefits Of Outlining

Author K.M. Weiland discusses the benefits of planning your story.

Subtext: The Art of Backstory

Author K.M. Weiland discusses how to effectively use subtext when creating and communicating backstory.

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