Writing dialogue is one of the most difficult aspects of screenwriting. When it's good, it's almost invisible, but when it's ...

Dialogue shouldn't sound natural.

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” –Frank Costello (played by Jack Nicholson), The Departed The Academy may have selected a silent film, The ...

Remember that dialogue is part of the action of fiction. Dialogue doesn't tell the readers about the characters, it shows who characters are. Four key qualities of good dialogue are that it: 1) keeps ...

All scripts - well, virtually all; perhaps you are writing an entirely silent comedy, in which case you can skip this piece - will require dialogue. Your ability to write dialogue, like every other ...

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a screenplay, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re interested in following in the footsteps of writer-directors such as Mindy Kaling or Jordan Peele.

Creative writing is unique for a few reasons. This guide addresses things unique to writing fiction. The thing/character that is battling the protagonist. The antagonist does not have to be a person, ...