structure
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SCRIPT TIP: How to tweak your plot in one easy thought
The most common mistake I see in screenplays is that the plots just aren\’t good enough. There are unlimited variations on the basic plots, but rarely do we get a
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The Three-Act Structure
In an earlier post, I touched on the three-act structure, but many of you have asked that I go into more detail on the subject. The whole discussion of plotting
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Combining Genres
A friend of mine recently emailed me this amazing photo of a mother tiger raising small piglets as her own. According to the accompanying story, the mother tiger was depressed
