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How Videogame ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Is Powering a Full-Blown Horror Franchise
December 12, 2025 -
Why Playing It Safe Will Kill Your Horror Script: Lessons from 'Influencers' Writer/Director Kurtis David Harder
December 11, 2025 -
From Satire to Myth: Screenwriter Will Tracy Talks Greek Storytelling in 'Bugonia'
December 11, 2025 -
How to Choose the Perfect Screenwriting Project to Start the New Year
December 11, 2025 -
Screenwriter Harrison Query Is Proving The Spec Script Market Is Very Much Alive
December 10, 2025 -
What is a Round Character? How to Write Complex Characters
December 10, 2025 -
The Ultimate Year-End Script Inventory: What to Keep, What to Rewrite, What to Shelve
December 8, 2025 -
What is a Flat Character?
December 5, 2025 -
Write On: Screenwriter JT Mollner - 'The Long Walk'
December 5, 2025 -
“Let Your Film Be a Sibling, Not a Twin”: Novelist Maggie O’Farrell on Adapting ‘Hamnet’ for the Screen
December 3, 2025 -
How to Plan Your Entire Screenwriting Year: A Month-by-Month Guide
December 3, 2025 -
How ‘The Morning Show’ Became Must-See TV (Drama Writers, Take Note!)
November 26, 2025 -
What Is a Beat Sheet? An Essential Screenwriting Tool Explained
November 26, 2025 -
10 Elements Your Drama Script Needs
November 26, 2025 -
The 10 Essential Indie Screenplays for Writers to Read
November 24, 2025 -
The 10 Best Thanksgiving Movies (and What They Say About Conflict)
November 24, 2025 -
“Heaven Can Be Other People”: Clint Bentley on ‘Train Dreams’ and the Power of Human Connection
November 21, 2025 -
5 Underrated Thanksgiving Movies
November 21, 2025 -
5 TV Pilot Scripts to Study
November 18, 2025 -
How to Write a TV Pilot: 5 Key Elements Every Script Must Have
November 18, 2025