

Screenwriting Terms and Definitions: The Thing Your Character Needs
While a story's plot may be shaped by the thing your character wants, it's meaning comes from the thing your character needs. It's less...

Carrie Nelson
May 31, 20211 min read
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Screenwriting Terms and Definitions: The Thing Your Character Wants
Another common screenwriting term that's used by many professional storytellers is the main character's want. The want is also called the...

Carrie Nelson
Apr 24, 20212 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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