Screenwriting

Screenwriting Process

Should You Copyright Your Screenplay Or Register With WGA?

Copyright VS WGA? Although they say the odds of your screenplay being stolen in Hollywood are rare, you should still copyright or register your work…

The Fiction WriterMarch 4, 2018

Screenplay Downloads

“The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin

The Social Network Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers…

The Fiction WriterMarch 1, 2018

Dialogue

Tarantino Script to Screen “Pulp Fiction” & “Reservoir Dogs”

Pulp Fiction (1994) The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of…

The Fiction WriterMarch 1, 2018

Screenplay Downloads

Read Joss Whedon’s “Avengers” Screenplay

Download The Avenger's Screenplay When Thor's evil brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), gains access to the unlimited power of the energy cube called the Tesseract, Nick…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 25, 2018

Dialogue

Godzilla (2014) From Script to Screen

Godzilla (2014) From Script to Screen In the most recent version of Godzilla we have one of the more memorable scenes in the movie performed…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 5, 2018

Dialogue

Skull Island From Script to Screen

From Script to Screen: "Kong Skull Island" Here's another screenplay animation that shows how the script translates to the screen. This one is from Skull…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 2, 2018

Screenplay Downloads

Download Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” Screenplay

Get Out Below you'll find a link to the screenplay Universal Pictures released recently for Get Out directed and written by Jordan Peele. Also, check…

The Fiction WriterDecember 21, 2017

Screenwriting Process

The Best Free Screenwriting Software & Apps for Writers

The Most Popular Free Screenwriting Software for Writers While it's good to just invest in the professional screenwriting software of your choice, sometimes your pockets…

The Fiction WriterNovember 30, 2017

Dialogue

American Gangster Screenplay Compared to Scene

American Gangster Here's another example of how the screenplay translates to the big screen. In this version we have an earlier draft of American Gangster…

The Fiction WriterNovember 18, 2017

Screenwriting Process

Understanding Final Draft for Screenwriting

Understanding Final Draft For Screenwriting It's been said for decades that the industry’s standard has been Final Draft isn't cheap, but it's not too terribly…

The Fiction WriterOctober 1, 2017

ScreenwritingStory Structure

Learn to Write Stronger Story Concepts, Themes & Loglines

About the Book There’s a saying that “Concept is King”. I tend to agree with this. Think about it. The concept of your story is…

The Fiction WriterAugust 12, 2017

Screenwriting ProcessStory Structure

What is Your Story’s Theme?

What Is Theme? What is theme? Quite simply, theme is what the story is really about. However, most times you ask a person what their…

The Fiction WriterJuly 22, 2017

Screenwriting ProcessWriting Prompts

How To Get Ideas

How To Create Ideas For Your Story A popular question most writers ask when starting out is "How do I come up with ideas for…

The Fiction WriterJuly 17, 2017

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The 10 Greatest Screenplays of All Time

The Best of the Best Screenplays The Writers Guild of America West recently published what they're considering to be the 101 greatest screenplays of all…

The Fiction WriterJuly 7, 2017

Dialogue

How Does Script Translate to the Screen?

Is the "One Page Equals One Minute" rule always true?   Have you ever wondered how the dialogue you read from a screenplay actually plays…

The Fiction WriterJune 1, 2017

Screenwriting Process

How Long Should My Screenplay Be?

How Long Should My Screenplay Be? This is a common question and the common answer used to be that the industry standard was 120 pages…

The Fiction WriterMarch 25, 2017

Screenwriting Process

How to Create a Logline

What is a log line? When asking yourself how to create a logline make sure you first understand what it is. A log line is…

The Fiction WriterMarch 22, 2017

Screenwriting Process

I Finished My First Screenplay. How Do I SELL IT?!

Selling Your First Screenplay This is very common for newbies to wonder or focus on before or after they've written their first script. The harsh…

The Fiction WriterMarch 14, 2017

ScreenwritingScreenwriting Process

Making Characters Feel Real

Making Characters Feel Real Creating a believable or realistic character is one of the biggest challenges for almost all fiction writers. Generally, a realistic character…

The Fiction WriterJuly 24, 2016

Screenwriting

How to Create Suspense

How to Create Suspense Suspense is what all successful fiction needs in order to keep readers interested. It is a feeling of pleasurable fascination as…

The Fiction WriterJuly 24, 2016