SCREENWRITING PODCASTS
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Chuck, Rocky & The Art of Adaptation
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Guardians of the Galaxy 2
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How To Be a Latin Lover
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Colossal
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HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR SCREENPLAY IS DONE?
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FIX YOUR PITCH!
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Beauty and the Beast
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GET OUT
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INCEPTION
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY - What's Your Structural Focus?
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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA - Tests, Flashbacks & Characters That Don't Change
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PODCAST - La La Land
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PODCAST - NOT La La Land
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PODCAST - The Final Challenge Check-In!
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PODCAST - The Second Challenge Check-In!
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PODCAST - First Challenge Check-In!
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PODCAST - The 2017 Screenwriting Challenge
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PODCAST - Arrival: The Writer's Journey
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PODCAST - Transparent: The Series and the Craft
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PODCAST -Dr. Strange: Feeding The Genre Monster
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PODCAST - HELL OR HIGH WATER
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PODCAST - A TRIP TO CAMBODIA, 7 ACT STRUCTURE & THE ART OF THE OUTLINE
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PODCAST - SULLY
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PODCAST - STRANGER THINGS (Part 2)
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PODCAST - STRANGER THINGS (Part 1)
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PODCAST - 3 Most Important Elements When Writing For Hire
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PODCAST - Suicide Squad - Script Soup
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PODCAST - Swiss Army Man: The 'Bad Screenplay' Experiment
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PODCAST - Part 2 - Captain America Civil War: How to Build the Superhero Movie
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PODCAST - Captain America Civil War: How to Build the Superhero Movie - Part 1
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PODCAST - Everybody Wants Some: Structure Without Structure - Part 2
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PODCAST - Everybody Wants Some: Structure Without Structure - Part 1
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PODCAST - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: WTF is Wrong with WTF?
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PODCAST - 10 Cloverfield Lane: Everything Possible Must Happen
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PODCAST - ROOM: What's On The Other Side Of Your Wall?
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PODCAST - Spotlight & The Big Short: The Difference Between Plot & Structure
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PODCAST - DEADPOOL: Breaking The Rules
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PODCAST - How To Write a TV Bible
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PODCAST - DIY Film Making: One Man's Journey
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PODCAST - Star Wars: The Rewrite Awakens
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PODCAST - Does Your Show Need A Bible
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PODCAST - Buildout Your Script, part 2: A Decision Every Moment
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PODCAST - Developing Your Brand As A Writer
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PODCAST - Build Out Your Script: Choosing The Right Idea To Write
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PODCAST - The Craft of Writing: Externalizing the Internal, Part 2
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PODCAST - The Martian: Bring Your Script Home
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PODCAST - Black Mass, The Departed & The Art of Revision
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PODCAST - The Magic of Tone: Diary of a Teenage Girl
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PODCAST - Show Me A Hero: Do You Need An Active Main Character?
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PODCAST - The Tree Of Life: Alternative Forms of Structure
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PODCAST - The Craft of Writing: Externalizing the Internal, Part 1
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PODCAST - Tangerine: All You Need is a Want and an iPhone!
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PODCAST - Formatting: Isolating Visual Moments of Action
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PODCAST - Trainwreck: The Game of the Scene
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PODCAST - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Two Levels of Structure
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PODCAST - Writing The Horror Movie: The Inner Psychology of Se7en, Drag Me To Hell & Dawn of the Dead
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PODCAST - INSIDE OUT: Character, Archetypes and The Psychology of Revision
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PODCAST - ADAPTATION: The Rhythm of Rewriting
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PODCAST - MAD MAX: FURY ROAD & The Engine of Structure
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PODCAST - THE LEGO MOVIE & The Dance of Creativity
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PODCAST - FURIOUS 7: Feeding The Genre Monster
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PODCAST - BIRDMAN: Writing A Screenplay Is Like Writing a Poem
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PODCAST - 50 Shades of Grey: Could It Have Been a Great Script?
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PODCAST - American Sniper: Is Your Adaptation Running Toward The Truth?
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PODCAST - Into The Woods: Navigating The Development Process
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PODCAST - Nightcrawler: Writing The Issue-Based Movie
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PODCAST - TV Series Writing: What You Need To Break In
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PODCAST - Guardians of The Galaxy: It's a Metaphor!
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PODCAST - What Is Meditative Writing?
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PODCAST - What’s The Worst Thing That Can Happen?: BLUE RUIN, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM & ALIEN
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PODCAST - Writing the Action Movie: How "Amazing" is SPIDERMAN 2?
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PODCAST - Frozen: Do You Want To Build A Screenplay?
SCREENWRITING ARTICLES
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Chuck, Rocky & The Art of Adaptation
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Guardians of the Galaxy 2
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How To Be a Latin Lover
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Colossal
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HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR SCREENPLAY IS DONE?
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FIX YOUR PITCH!
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Beauty and the Beast
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GET OUT
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INCEPTION
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY - What's Your Structural Focus?
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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA - Tests, Flashbacks & Characters That Don't Change
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At Sundance: SLOW WEST
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VIDEO - Who's at Your Table?
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REVISION TIP #10 - Don’t Stop Until You Reach “The End”
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REVISION TIP #9 - Rewrite From The Blank Page
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REVISION TIP #8 - Follow Your Character’s Want
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REVISION TIP #7 - When In Doubt, Cut It Out!
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REVISION TIP #6 - Use Your Theme
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REVISION TIP #5 - Beware Written Notes
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REVISION TIP #4 - Stay Away From Quick Fixes
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REVISION TIP #3 - Concentrate On What’s Working
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REVISION TIP #2 - Focus On One Goal At A Time
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REVISION TIP #1 - 10 Things to Know About Revision
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VIDEO - What Makes a Character Likable?
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VIDEO - How to Pitch YOUR Script
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5 Steps To Work-Life Balance For Writers
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VIDEO - How I Rewrite
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Writing Comedy: More Than Just The Jokes
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VIDEO - What's Wrong With Your Outline?
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PODCAST - Guardians of The Galaxy: It's a Metaphor!
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VIDEO - How to Write Great Dialogue
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PODCAST - What Is Meditative Writing?
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5 Things Every Writer Needs To Know About Pitching
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5 Differences Between TV and Screenwriting
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PODCAST - What’s The Worst Thing That Can Happen?: BLUE RUIN, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM & ALIEN
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Beat the Summer Writing Slump (In Less Than 10 Minutes!)
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PODCAST - Writing the Action Movie: How "Amazing" is SPIDERMAN 2?
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PODCAST - Frozen: Do You Want To Build A Screenplay?
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VIDEO - Finding Your Theme
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Is Your Structure Oscar Worthy?
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Writing For The A-List Actor
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VIDEO - The Difference Between Plot and Structure
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5 Things To Know About Dealing With Producers
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VIDEO - What the Heck is An Archetype?
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Is Your New Year's Resolution Killing Your Writing?
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VIDEO - Does Your Character Actually Arc?
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VIDEO - How To Find a Great Character
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How Thanksgiving Can Make You a Better Writer
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VIDEO - Are You REWRITING From The Right Part of Your Brain?
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Is Your Screenplay Ready For a Star?
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Writing Your Screenplay Is Like Falling In Love, Part 2
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Are You Bouncing Between Screenplays?
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Is Your Rewrite a Big Pain In The... Back?
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Don't Make These TV Spec Script Mistakes!
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What You Need To Get a TV Staff Job
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What's Wrong With Arrested Development?
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Branding Yourself as a Writer
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Are You Planning Your Script?
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The Truth About Truth & Cliche
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Writing a Screenplay is Like Cooking a Steak
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What Is Your Character's Wish-Song?
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Creating The Perfect Villain
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VIDEO - What’s The Itch Your Character Can’t Scratch?
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THE SIXTH SENSE: Is Your Idea Good Enough?
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John Cleese: The Top 5 Things You Need For Creativity
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What Picasso Can Teach You As A Screenwriter
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10 Truths About Awesome Dialogue
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Where Is Your Character Going?
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VIDEO - Is Your Screenplay a Fish?
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What Makes a Script Commercial
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What To Do When You Pitch Your Script
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Who is Writing Your Coverage Notes?
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Formatting PART 2: The Goldilocks Syndrome
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Happy Passover! (The Passover Question For Screenwriters)
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What Kind of Clothes Is Your Screenplay Wearing?
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Facing The Blank Page
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What’s The Point of Structure?
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THE SOCIAL NETWORK: Is The Audience Listening To Your Dialogue?
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The Power of the First and Last Image
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Rule #6: You Need To Make Writing a Full Time Job
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Should You Write An Ensemble Piece?
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Are You Afraid of Cliche?
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Are You Thankful For Your Writing?
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Rule #5: Showing vs. Telling
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VIDEO - How To Avoid A Dud Ending
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The Inciting Incident
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What if Someone Steals Your Idea?
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FLASHBACKS, Part 3: Making The Past Present
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Flashbacks, Part 2: Dancing With The Devil
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Flashbacks: 100 Rules and How To Break Them
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100 Rules and How To Break Them
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The Passover Question: Turning Cliche Into An Ally
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What's Wrong With Three Act Structure?
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Breaking The Chain of Writer's Block: Part 4
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Breaking The Chain of Writer's Block: Part 3
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Breaking The Chain of Writer's Block: Part 2
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Breaking The Chain of Writer's Block: Part 1
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My Article in Creative Screenwriting Magazine
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SUPERBAD: The Rules of the Genre
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AWAY FROM HER: Create The Rules That Amplify The Truth
FREE VIDEO LECTURES
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VIDEO - What Kind of Structure Does Your Inner Writer Need?
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VIDEO - How Do You Know If Your Idea Can Sell?
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VIDEO - Who's at Your Table?
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VIDEO - What Makes a Character Likable?
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VIDEO - How to Pitch YOUR Script
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VIDEO - How I Rewrite
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VIDEO - What's Wrong With Your Outline?
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VIDEO - How to Write Great Dialogue
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VIDEO - Finding Your Theme
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VIDEO - The Difference Between Plot and Structure
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VIDEO - What the Heck is An Archetype?
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VIDEO - Does Your Character Actually Arc?
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VIDEO - How To Find a Great Character
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VIDEO - Are You REWRITING From The Right Part of Your Brain?
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VIDEO - What’s The Itch Your Character Can’t Scratch?
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VIDEO - Is Your Screenplay a Fish?
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VIDEO - Getting Tough With Your Writing
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VIDEO - John Cleese On Creativity
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Free Procrastination Teleseminar