“How come everybody feels the need to write about hit men for hire, heists, people seeing themselves die, children representing innocence, incestuous relationships, etc? Avoid stereotypes unless you have a fresh slant on them.”
7 Rules for Writing Short Films
10 alternative book covers
Books as film posters courtesy of www.tqsmagazine.co.uk
Subplots matter
While the plot drives the story, it’s the subplot that carries the theme of your script…
Don’t write massive paragraphs of description or action!
— Wendy Kram, InkTip
http://www.inktip.com/sa_article_page.php?cat=sa&scat=resources&pg=69
http://www.inktip.com/sa_article_page.php?cat=sa&scat=resources&pg=69
When your characters seem to be speaking more to the audience than to each other, you are being obvious. When two characters tell each other things they both already know, that’s almost always “obvious exposition.” Allow exposition to emerge naturally in the context of the story; don’t force anything.
— http://www.scriptmag.com/features/the-7-deadly-dialogue-sins
Stories do not need a Nemesis character
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