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Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
The movie producer and all-around mensch Stuart Cornfeld once told me that in a good screenplay, every structural unit needs to do two things: (1) be entertaining in its own right and (2) advance the story in a non-trivial way.
George Saunders • A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
You can probably run most of these films without the soundtrack and still “get it.”
Blake Snyder • Save the Cat
The resolution
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
A great storyteller creates a movie in the minds of the audience.
Dan Kennedy • Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
"a scene a day"
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
It’s important to structure your logline around an active protagonist.