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Raise your hand if you like to write horror.
The key to being able to write great horror is being able to write killer suspense. Read More
..and how they work!
If you are a screenwriter, you have probably had someone tell you "You have GOT to write a contained thriller!"
And really, that advice is true. Now more than ever, producers are looking for good scripts with minimal locations, small casts, and riveting stories.
But what makes single-location scripts work? Read More
Jolt some life into your protagonist.
Your protagonist is the most important character in your script. Nobody wants to go on a two-hour journey with a stick-in-the-mud. Read More
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Performance of "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
Learn why reading stage plays can help improve your screenplays. Read More
Bonus tip: don't write on paper.
Your first draft is complete. Little did you know, you're just getting started. Read More
It may look like technobabble, but the terms we use in the Preferred Newsletter is anything but. Let's decode some of the most commonly used phrases. Read More
In various forms, I worked on this idea for years and it took me a long time to get to a draft that I was happy with, mainly because there was a lot about writing I didn't know. With each new draft, I would solve problems but also come up against new challenges. Read More
We sit down with InkTip screenwriter Andrew Costello to talk about his contained thriller 50K. Read More
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The 2nd season will be available around the summer.
We sit down with three InkTip writers who have been working on the gritty web series 5th Ward. Read More
Writing required; caffeine optional
Many of us are finding ourselves with more time than ever before. The reality is that more time doesn't mean more productive. Read More
