
Screenwriting Terms and Definitions: Character's Inner Journey
A character's inner journey is the character's arc. It's how they grow, change, transform (or fail to) over the course of the story. It's...
Carrie Nelson
Apr 2, 20211 min read
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Common Screenwriting Mistakes Part 1: Scene Headings
How to avoid the most common mistakes screenwriters make with scene headings.
Carrie Nelson
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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Screenwriting Terms and Definitions: Character's Outer Journey
The best piece of writing advice you'll ever get is that every aspect of the story should be interrelated. This is why I want to talk...
Carrie Nelson
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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Screenwriting Terms and Definitions: Inciting Incident
As I've been teaching myself screenwriting, I'm often surprised by how few books on the subject matter lack glossaries in the back. Blake...
Carrie Nelson
Mar 3, 20215 min read
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Male Characters I Admire: Steve Rogers/ Captain America
What Captain America can teach us about positive masculinity and feminism.
Carrie Nelson
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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Where's My Inciting Incident? A Personal Essay
A strange thing happens when you spend your life studying how stories work – you start to think life works that way too. Or at least I...
Carrie Nelson
Feb 9, 20213 min read
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Heroes, Main Characters & Protagonists: What The Princess Bride Can Teach Us about Their Differences
Characters from The Princess Bride help illustrate the difference between Heroes, Main Characters and Protagonist in stories.
Carrie Nelson
Jan 5, 20218 min read
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