Frank Tarczynski 7/27/22 Frank Tarczynski 7/27/22

My 3 Favorite Websites I Use to Learn How to Write Screenplays

I love learning how to write screenplays. Spec scripts and originals. Television or features. Writing a screenplay is fun and challenging.

And since I love learning how to improve my writing, I have a handful of website I use over and over again. They have become part of my daily habit, and I recommend them to anyone and everyone who has an interest in writing screenplays.

Frank Tarczynski 7/9/22 Frank Tarczynski 7/9/22

Three Simple Tools

I’m a pantser. There, I said it and I stand by it.

Some writers can jump right to pages and just follow their muse. The story comes out magically as if from Zeus’ mouth and voila…a story.

Unfortunately, my muse is a bit of a lost soul, so I have to work especially hard to get it focused and inspired.

Frank Tarczynski 5/28/22 Frank Tarczynski 5/28/22

Building a Character with Goal-Motivation-Conflict

I want to take a moment to share an exercise that’s helped me ensure my plot and characters are logically and emotionally intertwined. Yes, plot evolves from character motivation and choices, but oftentimes relying on character choices to get you from plot point A to plot point B can be overly confusing.

Frank Tarczynski 2/28/22 Frank Tarczynski 2/28/22

The Commandments of Chivalry

For the current project I’m writing - an adaption of a 14th century poem from the Arthurian tradition - I’m doing some light research on chivalry, the code of conduct knights were held to in medieval England and France. I thought I’d share what I’ve dug up and how I plan to use it.

Frank Tarczynski 2/26/22 Frank Tarczynski 2/26/22

First and Last Frames

I found a cool video showing a side-by-side comparison of the first and last frame from a bunch of movies. And it got me thinking: What does the relationship between the first and last frame (or scene) say about a story or essay?