Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.
Quote of the Day: Justin Zackham
For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they'll do in any scene you put them in.
Quote of the Day: Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible.
Quote of the Day: Will Rogers
There is no more interesting place in the world to meet characters than a movie set.
Quote of the Day: Mel Brooks
Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.
Aldous Huxley
That was the chief difference between literature and life. In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is high; in reality, very low.
The Top 5 Screenwriting Mistakes to Avoid
This list comes from Hal Croasmun of ScreenwritingU. Here's what Hal had to say.