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Tech Tips: Using Scene View to Organize Your Story Beats

May 22, 2020

A lot of writers use the Beat Board and Story Map to lay out their story in a non-linear way, but if you’re someone who prefers a more linear, A-then-B-then-C approach to structuring a plot, Final Draft 11 has another way that might work for you.

Unscripted: This Week in Screenwriting News

May 20, 2020

Screenwriting career consultant Lee Jessup discusses this week's success stories, industry news, online events, and more.

Write On with 'GLOW' Co-Creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch

May 19, 2020

GLOW co-creators Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive discuss the way they approach character, their choice to take the show to Las Vegas in Season 3, how they got their starts as writers, and more.

Write On with Hulu's 'The Great' Creator Tony McNamara

May 13, 2020

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and creator of Hulu's The Great Tony McNamara discusses his approach to writing period pieces, the shifting tones of the show, and more!

Week 9: Video Interview with Lee Jessup on What Writers CAN Do Now

May 13, 2020

Screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup answers your questions and talks more about what writers CAN be doing during the COVID-19 crisis.

Write On with 'Dead to Me' Creator & Exec Producer, Liz Feldman

May 7, 2020

Dead to Me creator and executive producer Liz Feldman discusses the shifting tones in the show, her work writing on Two Broke Girls, how she got her start as a writer, and much more.

Write On with 'Valley Girl' Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg

May 7, 2020

Valley Girl director Rachel Lee Goldenberg discusses the personal passion she brought to the story, how she approaches a script as a director, her work on the cult classic Lifetime film A Deadly Adoption, and more.