Screenwriting & Television Links
The Elements of Style - Strunk & White
The Periodic Table of Storytelling
Screenwriting.info: How to Write a Screenplay.
Sample Screenplay Page
The Page
Formatting Tips from the Nicholls Fellowship
Screenplay Formatting
Screenplay Formatting
Formatting the CHARACTER NAME
Michael Hauge's Screenplay Submission Checklist
23 Steps to a Feature Film Sale
The Craft of Writing for Film and Television
Making Sense of Screenplay Format
Sitcom Format Margins and Spacing
How to Write Your Screenplay's Hook
Scriptwriting Secrets - Free hypertext book.
All About Screenwriting
STRUCTURE
Screenplay Plot Development
Greatest Film Plot Twists Film Spoilers and Surprise Endings
Essential Parts
Create Your Screenplay
How to Write a Screenplay or Play
Screenwriting 101: How To Write a Screenplay – The Script Lab
Three Approaches to Developing Your Screenplay
How To Write A Killer Script
Movie Genres -- What Writers Need to Know
Best Film Speeches and Monologues
The Screenwriting Center by Dave Trottier
The Importance of Three Act Storytelling
The Nine Act Structure Of Screenwriting
9-Act Screenplay Structure
What Are Beats? How Can I Use Them Effectively?
Vertical Screenwriting
Entering Late, Leaving Early
Scene Description Spotlight: “Cast Away”
3 Things Screenwriting Taught Me That I Applied to Fiction
Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation
5 Things Television Teaches Writers
How to Conquer Self Doubt And Just Write
5 Screenwriting Tips All Writers Can Learn From
Four Things to do After You Type Fade Out
Five Fatal Mistakes Aspiring Screenwriters Make (How to AVOID Them)
Advice on Selling Screenplays
WHAT IS THE THREE ACT STRUCTURE?
The Rhythms of Act One
The Grunt Work of Act Two
The Challenge of Act Three
Sequences
The Use of Flashbacks
Writing Action - Part One
Writing Action - Part Two
The Two Worlds of your Screenplay
the hero's journey : summary of the steps
Myth and the hero's journey: Big screen blockbusters
Introduction to the Hero's Journey
Back Story
Writers Guilds 101 Greatest Screenplays
Speech as Character I
Speech as Character II
How to Sell Your Screenplay (in a nutshell)
The Screenwriter's Web: How to use the Web to Target Your Script Submissions
How to Pitch Your Movie Successfully
30 Questions To Ask A Screenplay
Script Feedback: Why You Need It, How to Get It
Global Screenplay Marketing: Using Script Registries
Write A Screenplay In 3 Weeks
How long should it take to write a script?
Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing
The Masters presents candid, one-on-one conversations with some of the most legendary and influential names in screenwriting.
The context of your film, the mise-en-scene as some term it, is essentially the world of the story you are telling.
Revision
The Movie Cliches List
Story
The one subplot you really need
The secret to subplots
Miscellaneous Screenwriting Questions Answered
Screenwriters Resource Center
Scriptwriting Secrets
Landing Your First Assignment
Meet the Reader: The (Real) Rules of Screenwriting
The Screenwriter - information on various well-known screenwriters
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Screenwriting - The Wiki page on screenwriting.
JohnAugust.com - A ton of useful information on screenwriting.
Building Your Screenwriter's Toolbox
Main Film Genres
Script Nurse
Visual Writer
Crafty Screenwriting
Theme, Character and Screenplays That Should Win Oscars
Greatest Movie Death Scenes
Screenplay Solutions
John Truby's Writer's Studio
Strange Attractor
Cinema: How Are Hollywood Films Made? - SCREENWRITING
Aspiring TV Writer and Screenwriter Blog - how do you get an internship or assistant job? How do you make connections in Hollywood? What is a script reader? How do you get an agent or manager?
The Rules of Series TV
Breaking into Television Writing
an analysis of The Shawshank Redemption
Earning Fulfillment - A review of The Sixth Sense and Stir of Echoes that explores how each story sets up and fulfills its promise.
A Room With a View - An artful story that gets right to the point about its dramatic purpose and the roles of its characters in its world.
Chinatown, Part One
Chinatown, Part Two
A review of one of the great films of American cinema.
L.A. Confidential - A review that explores how to advance a complex plot along a story line.
Seven, Part One
Seven, Part Two
A review of a thriller that leads its audience to think about as well as feel its thrills.
Body Heat - A review of a thriller with a main character who gets in over his head to his doom.
Groundhog Day - The essay reviews how a story can advance along its story line while it seems to be going in circles along its plot line.
The Art of the Romantic Comedy - A review of Sleepless in Seattle that explores how this film structures its scenes to create a particular dramatic effect.
Stories and Ideas - This review of Toto le hero explores how a story's ideas are at the service of advancing a story toward its resolution and fulfillment. This is a partial review of the film. The full review is available in the workbook, A Story is a Promise.
Transcendence and Stories -- A Review of L.A. Story - This review explores how a story creates the effect of transcendence for its audience. This is a partial review of the movie. The full review is available in my workbook, A Story is a Promise.
Rate of Revelation - Is the action of your story fresh and engaging? This essays offers some tips on how to create dramatic revelations. Includes a review of Stargate.
Why Police Stories? - Explores why detective stories are popular. Reviews Lethal Weapon.
Anatomy of An Action Adventure Movie - A review that explores the story structure of Die Hard.
Characters and Plot - A review of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Explores how this story introduces it characters as they react to what's at stake in the story.
Source for Buying Screenplays - Samuel French (main website)
Source for Buying Screenplays - Script City
Source for Buying Screenplays - Hollywood Book and Poster Company, 6562 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. 90028
The Periodic Table of Storytelling
Screenwriting.info: How to Write a Screenplay.
Sample Screenplay Page
The Page
Formatting Tips from the Nicholls Fellowship
Screenplay Formatting
Screenplay Formatting
Formatting the CHARACTER NAME
Michael Hauge's Screenplay Submission Checklist
23 Steps to a Feature Film Sale
The Craft of Writing for Film and Television
Making Sense of Screenplay Format
Sitcom Format Margins and Spacing
How to Write Your Screenplay's Hook
Scriptwriting Secrets - Free hypertext book.
All About Screenwriting
STRUCTURE
Screenplay Plot Development
Greatest Film Plot Twists Film Spoilers and Surprise Endings
Essential Parts
Create Your Screenplay
How to Write a Screenplay or Play
Screenwriting 101: How To Write a Screenplay – The Script Lab
Three Approaches to Developing Your Screenplay
How To Write A Killer Script
Movie Genres -- What Writers Need to Know
Best Film Speeches and Monologues
The Screenwriting Center by Dave Trottier
The Importance of Three Act Storytelling
The Nine Act Structure Of Screenwriting
9-Act Screenplay Structure
What Are Beats? How Can I Use Them Effectively?
Vertical Screenwriting
Entering Late, Leaving Early
Scene Description Spotlight: “Cast Away”
3 Things Screenwriting Taught Me That I Applied to Fiction
Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation
5 Things Television Teaches Writers
How to Conquer Self Doubt And Just Write
5 Screenwriting Tips All Writers Can Learn From
Four Things to do After You Type Fade Out
Five Fatal Mistakes Aspiring Screenwriters Make (How to AVOID Them)
Advice on Selling Screenplays
WHAT IS THE THREE ACT STRUCTURE?
The Rhythms of Act One
The Grunt Work of Act Two
The Challenge of Act Three
Sequences
The Use of Flashbacks
Writing Action - Part One
Writing Action - Part Two
The Two Worlds of your Screenplay
the hero's journey : summary of the steps
Myth and the hero's journey: Big screen blockbusters
Introduction to the Hero's Journey
Back Story
Writers Guilds 101 Greatest Screenplays
Speech as Character I
Speech as Character II
How to Sell Your Screenplay (in a nutshell)
The Screenwriter's Web: How to use the Web to Target Your Script Submissions
How to Pitch Your Movie Successfully
30 Questions To Ask A Screenplay
Script Feedback: Why You Need It, How to Get It
Global Screenplay Marketing: Using Script Registries
Write A Screenplay In 3 Weeks
How long should it take to write a script?
Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing
The Masters presents candid, one-on-one conversations with some of the most legendary and influential names in screenwriting.
The context of your film, the mise-en-scene as some term it, is essentially the world of the story you are telling.
Revision
The Movie Cliches List
Story
The one subplot you really need
The secret to subplots
Miscellaneous Screenwriting Questions Answered
Screenwriters Resource Center
Scriptwriting Secrets
Landing Your First Assignment
Meet the Reader: The (Real) Rules of Screenwriting
The Screenwriter - information on various well-known screenwriters
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Screenwriting - The Wiki page on screenwriting.
JohnAugust.com - A ton of useful information on screenwriting.
Building Your Screenwriter's Toolbox
Main Film Genres
Script Nurse
Visual Writer
Crafty Screenwriting
Theme, Character and Screenplays That Should Win Oscars
Greatest Movie Death Scenes
Screenplay Solutions
John Truby's Writer's Studio
Strange Attractor
Cinema: How Are Hollywood Films Made? - SCREENWRITING
Aspiring TV Writer and Screenwriter Blog - how do you get an internship or assistant job? How do you make connections in Hollywood? What is a script reader? How do you get an agent or manager?
The Rules of Series TV
Breaking into Television Writing
an analysis of The Shawshank Redemption
Earning Fulfillment - A review of The Sixth Sense and Stir of Echoes that explores how each story sets up and fulfills its promise.
A Room With a View - An artful story that gets right to the point about its dramatic purpose and the roles of its characters in its world.
Chinatown, Part One
Chinatown, Part Two
A review of one of the great films of American cinema.
L.A. Confidential - A review that explores how to advance a complex plot along a story line.
Seven, Part One
Seven, Part Two
A review of a thriller that leads its audience to think about as well as feel its thrills.
Body Heat - A review of a thriller with a main character who gets in over his head to his doom.
Groundhog Day - The essay reviews how a story can advance along its story line while it seems to be going in circles along its plot line.
The Art of the Romantic Comedy - A review of Sleepless in Seattle that explores how this film structures its scenes to create a particular dramatic effect.
Stories and Ideas - This review of Toto le hero explores how a story's ideas are at the service of advancing a story toward its resolution and fulfillment. This is a partial review of the film. The full review is available in the workbook, A Story is a Promise.
Transcendence and Stories -- A Review of L.A. Story - This review explores how a story creates the effect of transcendence for its audience. This is a partial review of the movie. The full review is available in my workbook, A Story is a Promise.
Rate of Revelation - Is the action of your story fresh and engaging? This essays offers some tips on how to create dramatic revelations. Includes a review of Stargate.
Why Police Stories? - Explores why detective stories are popular. Reviews Lethal Weapon.
Anatomy of An Action Adventure Movie - A review that explores the story structure of Die Hard.
Characters and Plot - A review of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Explores how this story introduces it characters as they react to what's at stake in the story.
Source for Buying Screenplays - Samuel French (main website)
Source for Buying Screenplays - Script City
Source for Buying Screenplays - Hollywood Book and Poster Company, 6562 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. 90028
All About Screenwriting - Information such as plot structure, agents and clubs. Also includes several screenplays.
Plot Generator - Inspiration for your next novel, film or short story
BlackScreenplays.com - A resource site on writing screenplays about the African-American community.
BBC Online - The Writers' Room - Learn how to write for and submit scripts to the BBC.
The Green Light - Interviews with industry professionals. Articles about screenwriting. Story structure and worksheet downloads.
Film Script Writing - A site full of tricks and tips to help the film script writer.
Screenwriting - Offers resources and tips for writing and formatting a screenplay and improve script writing skills.
The Lonely Keyboard - Real advice from working professionals on the art, craft, and business of screenwriting.
Screenwriting Help for Beginners - Screenwriting tricks, tips, information and resources for screenwriters starting out.
LA Screenwriter - Screenwriting tools, resources, and advice for established and novice writers alike
Screenwriting News - The 10-Page Torture Test - Screenwriting related posts.
Script Magazine - Screenwriter's resources, chats, script writing articles, online classes, screenplay links, supplies, and screenplay competition.
Scriptwriters.biz - Script chart compiling screenwriting formulas, superimposed on the three act structure.
Complications Ensue - The craft of writing for games, TV and movies, by a working writer, Alex Epstein.
Where's the Drama? - Explores mediunistic, character-based dramatic storytelling for the big and small screen. Hosted by script doctor, Billy Marshall Stoneking.
Your No Budget Screenplay - A blog site designed by a low budget film maker to show in the form of simple post what is meant by the terms low and or no budget screenplays.
Scriptwriting Secrets - Hypertexted writing guide covering the elements of a script, advanced formatting and what to do with a finished script.
Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing (Bill Johnson) — A collection of short original pieces on writing, especially screenplays. Focuses on plot, characters, that sort of thing.
Strange Attractor. The biggest mistake most writers make is that they start writing with a mediocre concept. A new way to think about film concepts -- the strange attractor approach.
Beachcombing - current list of the attributes for a good, solid, Hollywood-style salable film concept
Death to Readers. Here's a checklist similar to what many studio readers use when assessing the quality of your screenplay.
BBC Online - The Writers' Room - Learn how to write for and submit scripts to the BBC.
Cracking Yarns - Allen Palmer's site with screenwriting tips and courses.
Screenwriting - Offers resources and tips for writing and formatting a screenplay and improve script writing skills.
Scriptwriting Secrets - Hypertexted writing guide covering the elements of a script, advanced formatting and what to do with a finished script.
TV Writer - Larry Brody's guide to writing for TV.
The Green Light - Interviews with industry professionals. Articles about screenwriting. Story structure and worksheet downloads.
The Lonely Keyboard - Real advice from working professionals on the art, craft, and business of screenwriting.
The Single Screenwriter - Screenwriting advice, humor, and news from the trenches.
Where's the Drama? - Explores mediunistic, character-based dramatic storytelling for the big and small screen.