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Roll for Story Building – How D&D Can Improve Your Screenwriting

Recently I’ve helped a friend create a homebrew Call of Cthulhu campaign, which is a pen and paper roleplay like Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) only in Lovecraft’s world of Elder Gods. She handled most of the story since I don’t…

Beverly PedersJune 20, 2019

Screenwriting

Why Every Screenwriter Should Have a Notebook

It seems like everyone today has a laptop and a smartphone. They are incredibly helpful tools and make writing thousands of words at a time result in fewer cramps compared to old paper and pencil. How about regular ol’ notebooks?…

Beverly PedersOctober 16, 2018

Screenwriting

How to Unlock Your Story

Writing is like safecracking, it’s not as easy as it looks in film. There’s more to it than that. While I assume most writers have never broken into a safe, the principles of the deed have similarities to trying to…

Beverly PedersSeptember 18, 2018

Diverse Voices Screenwriting

5 Screenwriting Lessons from Guillermo del Toro & THE SHAPE OF WATER

It’s that time again — the slight down period between awards seasons when we take stock of what can be learned from the past year’s worth of movies. Naturally, close attention should be paid to Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape…

Britton PerelmanApril 6, 2018

Filmmaking Screenwriting

3 Ways Disney Tells a Story Through Song

One thing everyone knows about Disney, is that they have pretty catchy songs (just try not to think about Let It Go, I dare you). The most interesting thing, as pointed out in a video by Think Story called How…

Beverly PedersMarch 28, 2018

Screenwriting

Expanding Horizons: How Experiences Shape Your Writing

If you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, you might hear “fireman” or “teacher” or “zookeeper”, but rarely “writer”. Most writers I know never planned on being a writer. They were lawyers, artists, mathematicians,…

Beverly PedersFebruary 26, 2018

Screenwriting

How to Begin: 5 Ways to Start the Story of Your Screenplay

Deciding where to begin your screenplay is one of the most important things a screenwriter must tackle. The first scene in any screenplay is crucial — both in introducing audience members to your characters and hooking them into the overall story.…

Britton PerelmanJanuary 29, 2018