Table of Contents Write What Interests You Plan Out Your Story Ö O Choose a Hero and Establish a Goal Use Three Acts Ò See It Write It Ñ Keep Your Audience in Mind Put Obstacles in the Way of Your Hero ã ã Keep Your Setting Simple Make Dialogue Sing Ô Keep Your Characters Busy Ñ Revise Your Script Write for Performance Ô Writer's Checklist ã Glossary For More Information Index About the Author
Write What Interests You You've decided to write a script for stage screen or television Congratulations You have an exciting journey ahead of you Your first step toward creating that script is to come up with an idea Asking what if is a Reading can powerful way to come help you get up with new ideas For ideas example what if the sun didn't come up one morning What if your clothes were suddenly too big or too small Or you might already have things you want to write about Perhaps you have had a vivid dream that has stuck with you Or maybe you want to write about a book or an item in a magazine or newspaper You might admire a family member or friend and want to write about that person
Quick Tips THINK ABOUT IT Generate lots of ideas Narrow them down to those that give you energy Choose one you can see on the stage or screen Pull out your list of possible story ideas Which one could you actually see on a stage or screen Choose one you can visualize the best You could also brainstorm some ideas Give yourself a time limit say 10 minutes and make a list of ideas week or even a month Now come back to it Does it still excite you Now you know you've chosen well Not all the ideas you come up with will work well on stage or screen You need to find out which story you are most interested in which story gives you the most energy Review your list and monitor your own reaction to the ideas Do some make your heart beat a little faster Put a star next to those Your ultimate goal is to write a story that keeps your audience interested You want your audience to relate to your story emotionally That means you must too Let's say you've chosen the idea for your script Let it sit for a day a It may take many tries to find the right idea
