Sublime

Enter the action of your story as late as possible in the world but as soon as possible in the script.

Make sure you build contrast and conflict into each one.

Screen-writing is not for sprinters, but for long-distance runners.

the most satisfying kind of ending for the reader and audience: a direct confrontation between protagonist and antagonist.

Remember: 31-33 pages for Act One is acceptable, but a perfect 30-page Act One is golden. Readers will love you.

Act Three can be quite short:

the sooner you establish a line of action that moves forward (a character pursuing a goal against obstacles) the better.

Fatal Flaw: This is their worst trait, their Achilles Heel, the blind side that threatens to ruin them.

Great series come up with new scenarios and settings for each season that brilliantly continue the Compelling Crisis but with higher stakes, a new setting and a unique threat.