14 SCREENWRITING TIPS

1. Nobody knows nothing. (Some people have the money to prove it.)

2. Have a story that keeps you up nights.

3. Have a story that 25 million people want to watch.

4. Have a great title.

5. Have a great ending.

6. Have a great lead character.

7. Tell the story to a 12-year old.

8. Tell the story at a dinner party.

9. Tell the story in 25 words or less.

10. Use screenplay format.

11. Write cinematically.

12. Join a screenwriting group.

13. Write fast if you can, but rewrite until you can't.

14. If you can be stopped, you should be.