# Style & Substance

A new spin on the art of craft—without the buzzy, cliché keywords.

A Simple Guide to Writing the Dreaded Synopsis

A Simple Guide to Writing the Dreaded Synopsis

It’s also important to not forget about the voice and tone of the story when creating your synopsis.

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2 min read

The Age of A.I.nlightenment: How the Artificial Intelligence Boom is Changing the Arts

The Age of A.I.nlightenment: How the Artificial Intelligence Boom is Changing the Arts

If everything around AI feels unsettling and sketchy, that’s because the market hasn’t decided what exactly to do with it yet and businesses are taking wild swings.

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11 min read

The Challenges of Second Seasons, Sequels, and Finales

The Challenges of Second Seasons, Sequels, and Finales

... one of the most worrisome fears for writers is that they could end up penning something that damages ‘the brand.’

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8 min read

Consultants, Contests, and Coverage—Oh My! Sorting Out the Professional Script Reader Landscape

Consultants, Contests, and Coverage—Oh My! Sorting Out the Professional Script Reader Landscape

Sounds like you need a reader, friend! But just a quick glance at all the options out there makes it pretty obvious that what a “reader” does is much less clear.

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10 min read

Don't Overlook Your Understory

Don't Overlook Your Understory

A screenplay isn’t some mystical thing with a bazillion components. It’s something most writers can master, if you break it down to its simplest, most basic elements ...

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4 min read

How a Great Script Paints a Whole Picture

How a Great Script Paints a Whole Picture

Such brevity is all but demanded in scripts today, all the better to help readers breeze through the script, right?

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5 min read

The Next Great Sports Movie?

The Next Great Sports Movie?

These days, anyone with a cell phone and a TikTok account can be a celebrity, so maybe our adoration of movie stars, recording artists, and athletes are going to suffer when fame seems so accessible.

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6 min read

Conflict: The Lifeblood of Your Story

Conflict: The Lifeblood of Your Story

Make no mistake, narratives are very much like a car. They need to be constructed in a specific way in order for them to go anywhere.

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6 min read

Serving Up Notes

Serving Up Notes

... you are a chef and your script is the meal. Why? Because I’m hungry, recently rewatched "The Bear," and this analogy works.

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7 min read

Want Your Script to Get More Attention? Zag

Want Your Script to Get More Attention? Zag

Even if you’ve got a winner, endorsed with great notes from a pro, or some wins in a contest or two, what else can you do to give your work traction?

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5 min read

Becoming a Writing Research Powerhouse

Becoming a Writing Research Powerhouse

If you only try to find facts to support your hopes or assumptions, you’ll miss discovering things that could inspire you or help you write an even better story.

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6 min read

Your Most Critical Act

Your Most Critical Act

Shaky beginnings lead to problems down the road every time without fail.

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6 min read

Where is the Love?

Where is the Love?

The worst of mankind is more sellable to the American public than the best, it would seem, so anyone attempting to tell a tale of romance is up against a burgeoning trend of nastiness.

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5 min read

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part I (January 2023)

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part I (January 2023)

I apologize for nothing.

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4 min read

Not Based on True Events: Historical Inaccuracy in Hollywood

Not Based on True Events: Historical Inaccuracy in Hollywood

Hollywood exists for entertainment, and this often means facts get fudged in the name of keeping the crowd interested.

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5 min read
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