If you're a writer, you know we're all aspiring toward great dialogue. Dialogue that's tense, exciting, melodic, and full of subtext, or maybe punchy and raw.

In a short script, it's best to limit the number of main characters. Too many characters can be confusing and doesn't give you time to let them develop. Stick to fewer than four. Your characters ...

Favoring active sentences over passive ones is probably the most repeated advice regarding clarity and concision. An active sentence is one where the subject is the source of the action. Conversely, a ...