When a playwright starts working on their play, they might not think about the format first. But once inspiration strikes, the structure of their script is what brings their vision to life on stage.

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a screenplay, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re interested in following in the footsteps of writer-directors such as Mindy Kaling or Jordan Peele.

Scottish writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ reveals her shock when she learned of Sam Mendes’ plans for his World War I epic '1917' and how they crafted the screenplay. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent I ...

If you want to become a screenwriter, it’s so important to learn how to write action lines in a script. Action lines take up the bulk of a reader’s attention. It’s where you spell out what’s happening ...

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. Many will point to writer/director ...

Creative Writing professor Caroline Macon Fleischer’s second book is cursed and curious. If Shakespeare and Stephen King co-wrote a play in a haunted rehearsal room, it might open like Caroline Macon ...

Aaron Sorkin is well-known and well-lauded for his career as a screenwriter, from TV’s “The West Wing” to movie credits including “Moneyball,” “Molly’s Game” and “A Few Good Men,” to name just a few ...

As the use of artificial intelligence surges, Hollywood screenwriters, who have been on strike since May 2, are increasingly concerned about the effects the new technology could have on the industry.