As a script consultant, I can generally gauge the quality of a screenplay based on how the first ten pages play out… And, in those opening pages, I can usual...

"White Space" is the text to blank space ratio on every page and it's crucial to the success of your screenplay. Usually more white space means a faster read...

Every story has a tone; an atmosphere that permeates every page. It’s what makes us uncomfortable in a horror, or amused in a comedy. Tone is the thing that ...

“Everything is copy.” — Nora Ephron When I was a young college student, I hated the screenplays I wrote. Seriously hated them. It was impulsive. As soon as t...

The job of the screenwriter is to tell a vivid, emotionally resonant story that will later be presented in a visual medium. But, of course, we don’t have the...