The first rule of writing anything is “show, don’t tell”.  The worst thing a writer can do is fill a script with exposition.  Sometimes it’s hard to recognize exposition or see that you’re telling rather than showing. Tips to recognize the telling: Dialogue is too on-the-nose.  You could be using your characters to spell out [...]

When you’re writing a show, original or a spec for an existing series, often an overlooked and slightly tricky element to watch for is the Act-Out. The Act-Out is simply the point at which the act ends, when the show breaks for commercial.  The more dramatic the act-out, the more likely the viewer will stay [...]