Writing like it’s the last thing you’ll ever write might sound overdramatic to some people, but writing is all about having the right mindset.

Many writers, myself included, write to music for several reasons.

Have you ever wondered: what does the life of a professional screenwriter look like?

Writing isn’t always easy, especially for an aspiring screenwriter. Sometimes you’ll start off strong but various writing challenges emerge that keep you from finishing your script.

Let’s say you have a great concept for a feature film or a television pilot, but you haven’t considered the characters yet. More often than not, aspiring screenwriters will populate their scripts with “stock characters,” meaning the characters are de...

Dark comedy, also known as black comedy, is a style of comedy that finds humor in serious or taboo subjects. At its best, dark comedy can be cathartic, helping people confront the absurdities and injustices of existence while making them laugh.

Over the years, I’ve read my share of scripts from aspiring screenwriters. If it’s a character-driven drama, there is plenty of internal conflict; if it’s an action/adventure, sci/fantasy or thriller/horror there’s a good deal of external conflict.

Sometimes you have an idea for a screenplay, but it’s not suited for just one film genre. In fact, it might contain tropes from two different genres or even multiple genres! If this is the case, you’ve just dreamed up a genre-bending screenplay.

“Worldbuilding” is when writers create a world for their characters to inhabit and story to take place.