Turn & Burn – Real-World Scriptwriting Book Now Published
On The Table Read. CJ Walley releases new book, Turn & Burn, teaching scriptwriters how to write better screenplays faster.
How To Write A Human Villain That Is Scarier Than A Monster – Max Cady In Cape Fear
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk Some stories need a scary character. Thrillers, mysteries and horrors all need a bad guy to torment and terrorise the Protagonist. A character who will…
How To Write The First In A Series
A series of books is a good way to bring in an audience, and then keep them around. If they get hooked on book one, your return readers are ready…
How To Write The Internal Conflict Of What Your Character Wants Vs Needs
Your Protagonist needs to be motivated throughout your story. They want something, they go after it, and your story follows that journey. However, what they want might not always be…
How To Write A Character Friendship
Most people have a friend. At least one. Someone they talk to and share their fears with, reflect on their options with. The same is true of your Protagonist. I'll…
Reasons To Make Your Antagonist Stronger Than Your Protagonist
When you're planning your story, one of the first jobs is to establish who your Protagonist and Antagonist are. Your Protagonist is your main character, the person who you are…
How To Blur The Lines Between Good And Evil
Blurring the lines between good and evil will make your characters developed and complex, and your story more interesting.
How To Write Likeable Characters
Your Protagonist, the main character, of your story usually need to be likeable. I say usually, because having a Protagonist who is unlikeable happens occasionally and it can work, but…
How To Write An Interesting Story Without Writing Info Dumps
Sometimes as part of your story, you'll have information that needs to be delivered in order for the story to make sense. This could be rules of magical lore within…
Make Your Character Motivation Understandable So Your Story Makes Sense
I've written before about how your Protagonist and your Antagonist both have to be motivated to go after what it is they want, but it's important to remember that your…
How To Stop Coincidences From Ruining Your Story
A coincidence in a story is an event that happens that has no foreshadowing and no intent, it wasn't something the character looked for or is a consequence of previous…
How To Create A Feeling Of Suspense In Your Story
If you are writing a scary story, or a thriller or a mystery, suspense is one of the key things you need to make your story appealing to your audience.…
How To Make An Unbelievable Story Believable
If you are writing in the fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, or sci-fi genres, you're going to be writing scenarios for your characters that are, technically, unbelievable. In reality, people don't…
How To Use Time-Locks To Write High Stakes Drama
A "time-lock" is best to use in your story when you've established who your Protagonist and Antagonist are, you've pitted them against each other, but your story lacks pressure and…
How To Find Your Plot
On Instagram we were asked a question by @Books_To_Life, who wanted to know what you can do if you start writing your story, and you have some good characters and…