30 Story Ideas for Your Mystery Novel or Screenplay When you're writing a mystery novel or a screenplay that revolves around it, you'll have to…
The Fiction WriterApril 11, 2021
How to Kill Off Your Characters Killing off characters in a story can be a great way to raise the stakes in a story and…
The Fiction WriterMarch 27, 2021
30 Fantasy Writing Prompts That Are Different When you're trying to come up with cool story ideas in any genre it can be challenging. That's…
The Fiction WriterMarch 18, 2021
The Best Movies Shot at a Single Location Shooting an entire movie in a single location is challenging; however, it could be fascinating for filmmakers.…
The Fiction WriterMarch 10, 2021
The Best Mastermind Villains of All Time We all love heroes. What’s not to love between their unimpeachable moral compass and take-charge attitude? But, you…
The Fiction WriterMarch 8, 2021
Horror Story Prompts That Won't Let Readers Sleep Every story begins with an idea. For writing horror stories, scriptwriters are even more careful because it…
The Fiction WriterMarch 3, 2021
How To Write the Ultimate Bad Guy The foundations of a good story lie in its characters. Imagine J.K Rowling writing about the magical land…
The Fiction WriterFebruary 4, 2021
What are the Best Story Structure Examples? The Three Act Structure What is popularly known as the Three-Act Structure today was first hinted at, long…
The Fiction WriterJanuary 24, 2021
What is the purpose of story conflict? There’s one thing all of your favorite movies, books and television shows have in common and that is…
The Fiction WriterJanuary 18, 2021
What's a Story Without Romance? The feeling of romance is something that one can't quite put a finger on. It's beyond definition and sometimes even…
The Fiction WriterDecember 4, 2020
The Most Annoying Things People Do in Theaters Ever since covid shut theaters down and forced us to stay home and watch our favorite movies,…
The Fiction WriterNovember 19, 2020
What is a First-Look Deal? If you listen to entertainment news or read the trades like Variety or Hollywood Reporter, chances are you’ve heard about…
The Fiction WriterNovember 19, 2020
The Life & Death of the Spec Market When you hear someone mention a “spec script” they are referring to a screenplay that was written…
The Fiction WriterNovember 15, 2020
Ban These Cliche Lines From Your Screenplay There's nothing worse than watching a movie for the first time and knowing what the characters are going…
The Fiction WriterOctober 22, 2020
Why Should You Create a Movie Pitch Deck? There's several reasons why you need a pitch deck for your movie, but the main one is…
The Fiction WriterOctober 5, 2020
What Does the "Movie Producer" Title Even Mean? You know the title “movie producer” but do you know what they do? You’ve seen endless movie…
The Fiction WriterAugust 15, 2020
15 Character Archetypes for Your Next Screenplay Thinking of ideas for your next screenplay? Every great screenplay needs a strong cast with memorable, complex, heroic,…
The Fiction WriterAugust 3, 2020
What Do Movie Producers Get Paid? Have you ever wondered how much money producers make from movies? Let's talk about all the ways movies make…
The Fiction WriterJuly 26, 2020
How To Save Presets In After Effects If you want to know how to keep your most frequently used effects somewhere you can access quickly…
The Fiction WriterJuly 24, 2020