Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)

have a reason to break the rule. Never break a rule for the sake of breaking it.

Flip the cliché - Always look for places to flip the cliché on its head.

“A character who wants something badly and is having trouble getting it.”

If nobody knows what your best genre is, how will they know what to hire you for?

The theme of Jerry Maguire is that the people in your life are more important than the achievements in your life.

The event you’re writing about should be the most important moment of your hero’s life

“We love the guy. We love the girl. We want them to end up together.” As long as you have that going for you, it’s hard to mess up a rom-com.

If you have a twist ending, write an earlier scene(s) that makes that twist seem impossible. Doing so will magnify the twist’s impact

Nailing the final speech 2 - The next thing you want in your final speech is a big payoff to an earlier set up.