Why is it that when folks are burying a body on TV the ground is free of rocks, isn't compacted, and is high in organic matter?
Have the writers never buried a body in the middle of the woods?
#ScreenWriting101
Have the writers never buried a body in the middle of the woods?
#ScreenWriting101
November 12, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Why is it that when folks are burying a body on TV the ground is free of rocks, isn't compacted, and is high in organic matter?
Have the writers never buried a body in the middle of the woods?
#ScreenWriting101
Have the writers never buried a body in the middle of the woods?
#ScreenWriting101
Does your story have enough conflict? How do you know? We discuss this and much, more more, on this week's episode of the #storynerd podcast. STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #writingadvice
June 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Does your story have enough conflict? How do you know? We discuss this and much, more more, on this week's episode of the #storynerd podcast. STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #writingadvice
In one of the most famous quotes from modern film, Richard Curtis plays the everyman and the heroine characters off one another and made romcom history. It's all on the #storynerd podcast STORYNERD.CA #nottinghillmovie #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #writingpodcasts
June 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
In one of the most famous quotes from modern film, Richard Curtis plays the everyman and the heroine characters off one another and made romcom history. It's all on the #storynerd podcast STORYNERD.CA #nottinghillmovie #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #writingpodcasts
This is why your story's antagonist must be superior to the protagonist in some way. We talk all about it in this week's episode of the #storynerdpodcast STORYNERD.CA #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #keepwriting #writingsociety
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is why your story's antagonist must be superior to the protagonist in some way. We talk all about it in this week's episode of the #storynerdpodcast STORYNERD.CA #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #keepwriting #writingsociety
Ryland Grace (not kidding; that char name would get you lol'd out of a #Screenwriting101 class, & I should know) stares at the whiteboard, willing some part of his calculation to be wrong
I'm trying to figure out whether it's bc he didn't factor in that he could eat the dead people 🤔
#PHM #FilmSky
I'm trying to figure out whether it's bc he didn't factor in that he could eat the dead people 🤔
#PHM #FilmSky
April 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Ryland Grace (not kidding; that char name would get you lol'd out of a #Screenwriting101 class, & I should know) stares at the whiteboard, willing some part of his calculation to be wrong
I'm trying to figure out whether it's bc he didn't factor in that he could eat the dead people 🤔
#PHM #FilmSky
I'm trying to figure out whether it's bc he didn't factor in that he could eat the dead people 🤔
#PHM #FilmSky
Oh, now this is interesting! Blackmail, murder, story stakes and ... Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Go with me on this. It might just revolutionize your writing. Check out the #storynerd podcast for more. STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #writingtips #keepwriting
June 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Oh, now this is interesting! Blackmail, murder, story stakes and ... Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Go with me on this. It might just revolutionize your writing. Check out the #storynerd podcast for more. STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #writingtips #keepwriting
The Hero's Monologue is when the main character explains to the reader/audience WHY he does what he does. Check out this example from THE INCREDIBLES on the #storynerd podcast. #screenwritingadvice #screenwriting101 #indieauthor #writingabook
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The Hero's Monologue is when the main character explains to the reader/audience WHY he does what he does. Check out this example from THE INCREDIBLES on the #storynerd podcast. #screenwritingadvice #screenwriting101 #indieauthor #writingabook
If Tom Cruise can steal, so can you. 😜 On the #storynerdpodcast this week we're studying THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, and we discovered that Tom Cruise lifted one of Hitchcock's scenes for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION. Check it out! #amediting #screenwriting101 #writingtips #filmcritic
February 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
If Tom Cruise can steal, so can you. 😜 On the #storynerdpodcast this week we're studying THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, and we discovered that Tom Cruise lifted one of Hitchcock's scenes for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION. Check it out! #amediting #screenwriting101 #writingtips #filmcritic
On this brand new episode of the #storynerd podcast, Melanie review's Dwight V. Swain's approach to crafting a story's premise statement using Sicario as an example. STORYNERD.CA #amediting #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #keepwriting
May 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
On this brand new episode of the #storynerd podcast, Melanie review's Dwight V. Swain's approach to crafting a story's premise statement using Sicario as an example. STORYNERD.CA #amediting #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #keepwriting
The UNDERDOG protagonist is always a crowd pleaser. We root for them because if they can triumph when the cards are stacked against them, then we can too. It's all in this brand new episode of the #storynerd podcast. STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #keepwriting
May 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The UNDERDOG protagonist is always a crowd pleaser. We root for them because if they can triumph when the cards are stacked against them, then we can too. It's all in this brand new episode of the #storynerd podcast. STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #keepwriting
Erin Brockovich's character is clearly established in the opening minutes of the movie - and it NEVER changes! To find out why this works so well, check out this week's episode of the #storynerdpodcast STORYNERD.CA #novelwriting #screenwriting101 #writingtips #writingcoach
February 19, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Erin Brockovich's character is clearly established in the opening minutes of the movie - and it NEVER changes! To find out why this works so well, check out this week's episode of the #storynerdpodcast STORYNERD.CA #novelwriting #screenwriting101 #writingtips #writingcoach
In this week's episode of the #storynerdpodcast, Melanie explains why so-called "flat" characters might not be so bad! STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #novelwriting #screenwriting101 #writingabook
February 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
In this week's episode of the #storynerdpodcast, Melanie explains why so-called "flat" characters might not be so bad! STORYNERD.CA #writingpodcasts #novelwriting #screenwriting101 #writingabook
No time to listen to all 8 episodes of the #storynerdpodcast this season? Don't worry - we've got your back! In today's episode, Melanie and I recap everything and offer our best advice about the hero's monologue and the shadow. #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #keepwriting
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
No time to listen to all 8 episodes of the #storynerdpodcast this season? Don't worry - we've got your back! In today's episode, Melanie and I recap everything and offer our best advice about the hero's monologue and the shadow. #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #keepwriting
No time to listen to all 8 episodes of the #storynerdpodcast this season? Don't worry - we've got your back! In today's episode, Melanie and I recap everything and offer our best advice about the hero's monologue and the shadow. #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #keepwriting
January 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM
No time to listen to all 8 episodes of the #storynerdpodcast this season? Don't worry - we've got your back! In today's episode, Melanie and I recap everything and offer our best advice about the hero's monologue and the shadow. #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #keepwriting
What do you think? Has REBECCA aged well or is it kinda cringe? StoryNerd.ca
#storynerd #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #womenwhopodcast #publishinggoals
#storynerd #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #womenwhopodcast #publishinggoals
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
What do you think? Has REBECCA aged well or is it kinda cringe? StoryNerd.ca
#storynerd #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #womenwhopodcast #publishinggoals
#storynerd #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #womenwhopodcast #publishinggoals
Want to know how to create tension in your story? Check out the #storynerd podcast. Available on all podcast providers. STORYNERD.CA #writingabook #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #creativewriting
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Want to know how to create tension in your story? Check out the #storynerd podcast. Available on all podcast providers. STORYNERD.CA #writingabook #screenwriting101 #novelwriting #creativewriting
DIAL M FOR MURDER (Hitchcock, 1954) is masterful! The hero's monologue and the villain's monologue is one in the same, and it's woven seamlessly into the narrative. Do yourself a favour and watch the movie this weekend! #storynerd #filmcritic #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #fictionwriter
January 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
DIAL M FOR MURDER (Hitchcock, 1954) is masterful! The hero's monologue and the villain's monologue is one in the same, and it's woven seamlessly into the narrative. Do yourself a favour and watch the movie this weekend! #storynerd #filmcritic #writingpodcasts #screenwriting101 #fictionwriter
People buy books for the story (not for flowery or poetic sentences). On the #storynerd podcast we explain the storytelling principles you need to know to capture, and hold, a reader's attention. Come join us!
#writingpodcasts #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #novelwriting
#writingpodcasts #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #novelwriting
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 AM
People buy books for the story (not for flowery or poetic sentences). On the #storynerd podcast we explain the storytelling principles you need to know to capture, and hold, a reader's attention. Come join us!
#writingpodcasts #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #novelwriting
#writingpodcasts #writingadvice #screenwriting101 #novelwriting
#Screenwriting101:
We're roughly 30mins into a 90min #film, and we've had the #incitingincident (dumb name for it, but that's what we call it, #lol) and here at the end of Act 1, 'So, what are you gonna do now?' and the honest answer, 'I don't know.'
Structurally, it's TIGHT and DENSE
#FilmSky
We're roughly 30mins into a 90min #film, and we've had the #incitingincident (dumb name for it, but that's what we call it, #lol) and here at the end of Act 1, 'So, what are you gonna do now?' and the honest answer, 'I don't know.'
Structurally, it's TIGHT and DENSE
#FilmSky
August 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
#Screenwriting101:
We're roughly 30mins into a 90min #film, and we've had the #incitingincident (dumb name for it, but that's what we call it, #lol) and here at the end of Act 1, 'So, what are you gonna do now?' and the honest answer, 'I don't know.'
Structurally, it's TIGHT and DENSE
#FilmSky
We're roughly 30mins into a 90min #film, and we've had the #incitingincident (dumb name for it, but that's what we call it, #lol) and here at the end of Act 1, 'So, what are you gonna do now?' and the honest answer, 'I don't know.'
Structurally, it's TIGHT and DENSE
#FilmSky
Hey all. ICYMI here is a post I published yesterday about action lines. dshorb.medium.com/screenwritin... #Screenwriting101 #Screenwriting #Movies #Television
Screenwriting 101: Action Lines!
What makes a good Action Line?
dshorb.medium.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hey all. ICYMI here is a post I published yesterday about action lines. dshorb.medium.com/screenwritin... #Screenwriting101 #Screenwriting #Movies #Television
Theme of the film is what makes it relatable to an audience and not just a single person. Genre defines what kind of emotions the audience can expect before coming to a film. #screenwriting101
November 12, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Theme of the film is what makes it relatable to an audience and not just a single person. Genre defines what kind of emotions the audience can expect before coming to a film. #screenwriting101
Tokenization in Hollywood: Focus on diversity or substance? 🤔 #Oscars #DiversityInHollywood #Screenwriting101
January 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Tokenization in Hollywood: Focus on diversity or substance? 🤔 #Oscars #DiversityInHollywood #Screenwriting101
11 things I learned about screenwriting youtu.be/jrBr3z2suCs?... via @YouTube #screenplays #screenwriting #screenwriting101
11 things I learned about screenwriting
YouTube video by The Filmmakers Workshop
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January 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
11 things I learned about screenwriting youtu.be/jrBr3z2suCs?... via @YouTube #screenplays #screenwriting #screenwriting101