Young Screenwriters
Created by NYU Tisch Professor John Warren, Alexie Basil, Adam Schaller, and Carl Agner.
Young Screenwriters is home to a community of more than 60,000 screenwriters from 170 countries worldwide. Join us for free LIVE workshops, videos, and courses.
Formulas Don’t Work
This Trait Predicts 90% of Failed Stories
Master This Writing Technique.
7 Tools for Writing Suspense
7 Mystery Writing Tools You Can Use
Your Ideas Can Be 50% Better
Paradoxes, Ambiguous Stories
7 Mysteries You Can Use
This Beat Predicts 80% of Failed Screenplays
The Secret Behind "World-building"
How to Outline Stories Fast
The Secret Behind Character Flaw
7 Story Twists You Can Use
The Holy Grail of Plot Devices
3 Reasons Short Films Fail
Don’t Ruin Your Ending
1 Way to Fix Your Plot
Don’t Write Shallow Stories
Chekhov’s Gun: 3 Tips for Setups & Payoffs
Why Character Choice Matters
3 Reasons Loglines Suck
How Hayao Miyazaki Writes a Plot
How Christopher Nolan Sets Up INCEPTION
How Hayao Miyazaki Writes a Character Arc
ARRIVAL. Page One.
KNIVES OUT. Page One.
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. Page One.
LOOPER. Page One.
WHIPLASH. Page One.