The Story Guy Newsletter
Scott McConnell the story guyA free newsletter for creatives featuring tips, reviews, and articles about scriptwriting and filmmaking.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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The Incredible Shrinking Man Review
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) is a very well-told sci-fi feature film with a compelling premise:
After being poisoned, a man inexorably shrinks toward oblivion.
That is an original and intriguing story idea (and an interesting inver...
Why Most Story Advice is Useless
Most screenwriting tips are useless.
“Get your plot points right.”
“Write snappy dialog.”
“Start scenes late and make them short.”
“Write character bios.”
“Use expressive verbs.”
“Write every day.”
On and on.
These specific tips mig...
Screenwriting Fallacies 5: No Free Work, Writing Contests, AI and Originality
Fallacies:
Never Work For Free
When I worked as a producer and script consultant, this assertion would occasionally be thrown out. Yes, there are writers, producers, and companies out there that will abuse writers and workers. Such scumb...
Screenwriting Fallacies 4: authenticity, script consultants, writing groups
Be Authentic
Oy vey! How many times have you read the cliché “be authentic” trotted out by writing experts as some great truism? First, what does it even mean for a writer to be authentic? Don’t just accept this word because everyone else...
Screenwriting Fallacies 3
- Protagonists Have to Be Antiheroes to Be Deep
Anti‑hero is a term quickly thrown out by writers as if it’s a deep, cool, and necessary thing for a protagonist to be. Why? First, what exactly is an anti‑hero? Unless a writer knows clearl...
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Scott McConnell, former producer/showrunner and story consultant, is a writer and the editor of the Story Guy Newsletter. The (free) letter publishes articles, reviews, and tips to help fiction writers create more original and compelling stories.
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