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I recently taught a workshop on Creating Character Arcs, and in preparing for it, I threw myself deep into the craft of storytelling so much so that I forgot to consider some of the simple, beginner aspects of character arcs that new writers might not be familiar with. As my students began asking me questions, I realized I needed to take a step back and go over some of the basics. So I wanted to take a minute and write about a few misconceptions some of my students had about

I haven't been this excited about a movie in a long time. I guess Avengers: End Game was the last one. I went and saw it by myself at...

Tips for helping you decide what screenwriting books on craft you should read out of the dozens that are so often recommended.

This blog post explores the relationship between dialogue and setting and why some words are more suited for certain worlds than others.

If you've never read a screenplay before, you've never seen a parenthetical before. It's a formatting device used exclusively in...

Remembering that character arcs are all about inner change, there are many stories where the protagonist fails to change, or changes for...

Today is Rudy's 7th birthday! He's the only thing I love in this world more than writing, and stories, and writing about stories. . . LOL. I can't believe my little love nugget is turning into an old man, but I'm so grateful I get to be his mom. Thanks for sharing your life with me! If you'd like to see more of our adventures, please follow Rudy on Instagram at #rudytherudabaga.

Before Avatar leaves Netflix, I'm trying to get all my friends to watch it. It's not just a kids show, I tell them. It's really, really...

When I mention the movie The Dark Knight and dialogue, which quotes first come to mind? Is it this one? Or perhaps this one? Or perhaps...

The second element in a screenplay is the action line. This is sometimes called description, direction, or just action, and it describes...