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Screenwriter's Cheat Sheet I've always wondered what a script "doctor" or a producer did with your script. I mean, the great ones, I'm told, can take a look at your script and, somehow, be it due to divine, natural gift or an infernal contract they've signed with the Dark Prince, they know...

5-Person Band!!! (Link FULL essay at the end--word count cap won't let me post it all!) Five-Person Bands are everywhere in media. Literally. I was honestly shocked by the amount of films, TV shows, animated series, Anime, boy-bands and everything in between that used the Five-Person Band as...

Thank you so much, WalterB! You're absolutely right! Can't believe I didn't catch that sooner! Appreciate it!

Thoughts On Horror! The Horror genre has always been of interest to me, but I never really put my booty to the leather of my desk chair and wrote something about it. Well, by some miracle, I managed to kick procrastination to the curb and actually get 'er done! Also, this one is dedicated to...

Hey, Buscando! I've been screenwriting for...going on six years now, and, nope, I do not have an agent at the moment. *sad face* :D Thanks for the question(s)!

Character-Defining Choices 101! (This is an excerpt from my book, In the Box) A Character-Defining Choice is a choice that: Reveals character, demonstrates (shows) how active the character is by moving the plot forward, and, defies audience expectations. These are nearly-impossible...

5 GREAT Writing Exercises! So we all get stuck. We get stuck on character arcs. We get stuck on plot beats. We get stuck on the toilet when we realize that there's no more T.P. and you got poopy butt and only have 10 minutes to shower, get dressed and drive to work. ..... AnyWHO, here are...

Hey, everyone! My name is Aki, and I just wanted to invite you to take a look at the free content on my blog/Patreon page. I'm so thankful for the warm welcome IndieTalk has given me, and would love to build a dialogue with all you brilliant peeps! Aki's FREE Patreon! Here is my most recent...

Thank you, sir! Glad you like it! Got quite a bit more on my blog! Feel free to check it out: https://www.patreon.com/storycrafteraki

Excellent Screenwriting Tips? I got you, fam! Hey, everyone! My name is Aki, and I just wanted to invite you to take a look at the free content on my blog/Patreon page. I'm so thankful for the warm welcome IndieTalk has given me, and would love to build a dialogue with all you brilliant peeps...

Hey, everyone! My name is Ahmed "Aki" Aslan; or, "Aki" for short. I'm a screenwriter and filmmaker. I've only just discovered indietalk.com and all the amazing people on it; and, honestly, it feels like I've been living under a proverbial rock all this time! Where the heck have y'all been all...

So you finished the newest draft of your story. Yes! You’re feeling good, you brilliant draft-finisher, you! Excited, you hand your draft out to your friends--the ones that won’t sugar-coat their critiques just cause you’re homies. Now, you wait for their notes; and, in your head, you’re...

A Wound, sometimes known as a character’s ghost, is a traumatic event in the character’s past that explains to the audience why the character is the way she or he is. It’s the experience that defines the psychological struggle they must combat on a daily basis. The moment that sets them on a...