Dialogue, Plot/Structure

Anthropic Principle - A fascinating Wordplay column on how to effectively use coincidence in your screenplay Editing Dialogue - collection of pages on solving common dialogue problems, from Richard Toscan's Playwriting Seminars Nine-Act Structure Home Page - David Siegel's unique theory of story structure, and why he believes it will save the world Screenwriter's Master Chart - If you like formulaic screenwriting, then here's the formula. Cut-and-paste plot-structure for lazy or unimaginative writers Strictly Shakespeare Subtext - Richard Toscan discusses the subtleties of subtext The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations - Wordplay's useful online version of Georges Polti's basic story forms and variations Wordplay #8 - Impressive Failure - A Terry Rossio article on how a succession of setbacks makes your character's struggles more heroic Wordplay #13 - The Big Finish - How to end your screenplay with a bang, by making the conclusion decisive and inevitable -- but unexpected Wordplay #20 - The Story Molecule - A Terry Rossio column that details his idea about essential story components   about | contact | sponsors | breaking news | search | classifieds | fans etc. | discussion boardz | actors | models | writers | directors | producers | home Built by Biz-Zone