I wrote songs before I started writing scripts, dating back to my teens. Though I haven't written a full musical yet, I have added songs to scripts, mine and others.

Sep 11, 2006 - Dave Brandl

The story plan, treatment and a three act structure are what make up the story structure of a film script.

Jan 27, 2010 - Deanna Proach

The radio listener has only the sense of hearing as he listens. The radio writer must help him 'see' what is happening as well as what he is hearing.

Jan 10, 2010 - Ann Burnett

Building anything without the right tools and equipment is difficult. Happily there are only a few essential building blocks that make writing a radio script easier

Jul 24, 2009 - Dan McCurdy

Though I often tout the effectiveness of having a solid plan when creating a script, many writers tell me they want to write freely, without being rigidly controlled.

Jun 13, 2006 - Dave Brandl

As April comes to a close, thousands of writers who participated in 2008 Script Frenzy are rejoicing: They completed a screenplay in a month.

Apr 30, 2008 - Debra Eckerling

Radio is an audio medium and the written word is a visual medium. Here are some thoughts on the best way to link the two and how to start writing.

Jul 31, 2011 - Dan McCurdy

It is essential for any writer aiming to get into writing for TV to first create their 'Calling Card Scipt'. What is it, and why is it needed?

Jul 1, 2010 - Shaun Edwards

The Art of Radio Scriptwriting involves so much more than writing scripts. The good radio scriptwriter has to consider the timing of the final commercial.

Jul 31, 2009 - Dan McCurdy

There are no visual pictures on radio, but the pictures available to the imagination are limitless. Finding them is not as difficult as it might first appear.

May 16, 2009 - Dan McCurdy

In most industries there are templates and general formats those working in the industry all recognise. Here is the most common script layout in the radio industry.

Apr 15, 2009 - Dan McCurdy

Anyone who thinks that most radio shows are ad-libbed is in for a big shock as a radio presenter when the mic opens in front of them and they don't have a script.

Apr 8, 2009 - Dan McCurdy

A powerful ending comes from drafting a third act that answers all of the story's questions and follows logically from the events leading up to it, but with a twist.

Mar 25, 2009 - Candace Kearns Read

The start of Script Frenzy is almost here, and it is important to start preparing for the writing challenge

Mar 23, 2010 - Bianca Martin

Linear A and Linear B writing were the main forms of writing in ancient Crete. Widely used in Minoan culture, they were spread via trade through the ancient Greek world

Sep 20, 2009 - Natasha Sheldon

In the second act of a film script, the main characters need to be confronted with endless challenges and need to focus on their goal on how to overcome these challenges

Mar 11, 2010 - Deanna Proach

Is it a screenplay? A stage play? Some other type of script? Writers may know what genre they want, but the writing may not always show it.

May 9, 2006 - Dave Brandl