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Common Screenwriting Mistakes Part III: Parentheticals
If you've never read a screenplay before, you've never seen a parenthetical before. It's a formatting device used exclusively in...
Carrie Nelson
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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Common Screenwriting Mistakes Part II: Action Lines
The second element in a screenplay is the action line. This is sometimes called description, direction, or just action, and it describes...
Carrie Nelson
Jun 12, 20213 min read
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Screenwriting Terms and Definitions: The Thing Your Character Wants
Another common screenwriting term that's used by many professional storytellers is the main character's want. The want is also called the...
Carrie Nelson
Apr 24, 20212 min read
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Common Screenwriting Mistakes Part 1: Scene Headings
How to avoid the most common mistakes screenwriters make with scene headings.
Carrie Nelson
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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Screenwriting Terms and Definitions: Inciting Incident
As I've been teaching myself screenwriting, I'm often surprised by how few books on the subject matter lack glossaries in the back. Blake...
Carrie Nelson
Mar 3, 20215 min read
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