It’s the Best of Times for Scriptwriters and the Worst of Times
It’s the Best of Times for Scriptwriters and the Worst of Times By Jeff Kitchen It’s a truly great time to be a scriptwriter today…
How to Write an Impactful Logline
How to Write an Impactful Logline June 25, 2021 People struggle to craft a logline for some of the same reasons that they struggle to…
The Best Way to Finish a Story is to Not Begin
by Jeff Kitchen Starting in writing on a new story can be daunting, and many people spend way too much time hung up on getting…
I love throwing hand grenades into developing stories
by Jeff Kitchen I shake things up early and often when creating and developing a new story, challenging the ideas, the conflict, the ending, the…
Make a good story work dramatically
by Jeff Kitchen The ability to turn story into drama is the essence of the craft of the dramatist. Making a good story work as…
Where Structural Technique and Pure Storytelling Meet
CRAFT Where Structural Technique and Pure Storytelling Meet By Jeffrey Kitchen April 6, 2021 This article was published in CreativeScreenwriting.com Dramatic writing is generally considered the most elusive…
Make the Big Building Blocks of Your Script Work Before Developing the Details
The last thing to do in the process of building a script is to add in the details. If you don’t get the big picture…
Make Chaos Central to Your Storytelling Process
The ability to wade into a new story with reckless abandon is a key part of your job as a story creative. Any tendencies to…