Category: screenwriting

How-To Write Lesson 8: Midpoint

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In previous lessons we talked about the opening image of your story, stating the theme, setting-up your main character's journey, the catalyst and debate. Then, we broke into Act 2, covered the B-story and characters, plus had lots of fun and games along they way. We traversed all of that just to get to the …

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How-To Write Lesson 7: Fun and Games

On By Amy (A.R.) RiveraIn Flash Fiction, How-To Series, Save The Cat, screenplay, screenwriting, Uncategorized, WIP, Work in progress, Writing, writing tipsLeave a comment

Welcome to lesson 7 in our Save The Cat beat sheet series on story structure: beat 8! Beat 8 is called fun and games and it involves multiple scenes. It also runs through 1/3 of your novel. Yeah, it is big and important. It takes place throughout the 20-to-50% mark in your story. And just …

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How-To Write Lesson 6: B Story

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the A-story is the external story line, what happens to the protagonist on the surface, in the outside world. B-story is what's happening inside. As your hero moves along in their journey, what small, internal changes are happening? Are they softening to an idea they...

How-To Build Characters Worth Reading About

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This a post that has been on my mind for some time. Though my recent posts have focused solely on the Save The Cat Beat Sheet formula for building a narrative, the most vital part of any writers narrative is character. Let's dive in! The Why's and Types Why use archetypes? you might be wondering. …

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How-To Write Lesson 5: Break Into 2

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Welcome back to my writing series on the Save The Cat storytelling structure! So far in this series, we have covered Narrative Structures, Opening Image, Theme and Set-Up, the finally, the Catalyst and Debate. In last week's post, we ended on Debate, the final beat (a scene or several scenes that move the narrative forward) …

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How To: Build Your Pitch (or Logline)

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Writing your pitch is harder than writing the book but it doesn't have to be. With this basic...

How-To Write a Creative Work Proposal For Your Manuscript

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A creative work proposal is a compilation packet of sorts. It serves as the bridge between the writer and publisher. A proposal is a business plan for a creative work that is submitted to a publisher or agent...

Marketing Plan and Comparative Titles Analysis

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I'm sharing for any of you who might want to know what to do when a publishers website says they want a marketing plan or a comparative titles analysis...

Mama Bear: Part 4

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**WARNING: Deals with adult subject matter, language and themes** Parts  1    2    3  “I know what happened to Chester-” the woman said, then paused.  Sheriff Chen, still on the porch,  just stared. Then took an instinctive step forward. "What do you know?" She shook her head. Closed her eyes. "That's not- see, I …

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Mama Bear: Part 2

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Inside she was grizzled with the knowledge of what she'd done. The feel of the short knife left a burning impression in her hand. She felt bad in the sense that she had taken a life, though no part of her felt that Chester's life could be considered human.