*Spoiler alert: the endings to several popular movies are revealed in this article. Revealing the End at the Beginning Sometimes you want to reveal the ending at the beginning then explain the story through flashback.  This is a favourite temptation with rookie writers who try to resolve their story issues by putting the ending up [...]

*Spoiler alert: this article discusses the endings to popular movies The  Surprise Twist Ending Everyone hates the movie that ends with the hero waking up in bed realizing that it was all a dream.  They don’t hate it if it’s later revealed that it WASN’T a dream.  That’s an effective twist, but it’s been done. [...]

How do you know if your ending works?  When writing any story, you are open to so many possibilities, it’s often impossible to know what ending to choose.  Actually, you are open to the following possible endings: Good/bad guy wins (happy fairy tale) Good/bad guy loses but wins something unexpected (bittersweet ending) Good/bad guy loses [...]

The other day I attended a script reading that got me thinking about what was missing from his writing beyond the basic structural flaws, story issues, and underdeveloped characters.  The writer lacked one major thing: a basic understanding of the human condition. Sadly, a handful of people, writer included, couldn’t see that all the female characters were either bitches [...]

First of all, I have to apologize for losing this post.  So I return to rewrite this article as requested from an avid reader.  What is a HOOK? The hook is what literally hooks your audience’s attention.  Your hook must tell the audience what your show/feature is about; why would they watch it?  The hook is [...]