Screenwriting | ProPath Screenwriting https://propathscreenwriting.com Your Journey Starts Here Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:33:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://propathscreenwriting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-ProPath-Actually-Transparent-32x32.png Screenwriting | ProPath Screenwriting https://propathscreenwriting.com 32 32 Last Saturdays with Tim — Featuring Jessica Rowlands https://propathscreenwriting.com/2026/01/08/last-saturdays-with-tim-featuring-jessica-rowlands/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:17:49 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=240461 Why Cozy Dramas Are Taking Over Our Screens (And Your Next Pilot Should Too)

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]]> Why Cozy Dramas Are Taking Over Our Screens (And Your Next Pilot Should Too) https://propathscreenwriting.com/2025/07/22/why-cozy-dramas-are-taking-over-our-screens-and-your-next-pilot-should-too/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:28:16 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=240337 Why Cozy Dramas Are Taking Over Our Screens (And Your Next Pilot Should Too)

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]]> The 10-Minute Sequence – Anyone But You https://propathscreenwriting.com/2025/07/22/the-10-minute-sequence-structure-anyone-but-you/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:10:37 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=240327 The 10-Minute Sequence - Anyone But You

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]]> Conclave and the Ten Minute Sequence Structure https://propathscreenwriting.com/2025/07/07/conclave-and-the-ten-minute-sequence-structure/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:36:18 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=240310 Let’s look at the TEN MINUTE SEQUENCE STRUCTURE in the film CONCLAVE.

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]]> Why Should I Write Another Script When the Industry is Imploding? https://propathscreenwriting.com/2024/07/11/why-should-i-write-another-script-when-the-industry-is-imploding/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:51:00 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=240081 In the simplest terms, the transformational arc is your protagonist’s journey to becoming a true hero.

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]]> Embrace The “…isms” https://propathscreenwriting.com/2024/02/22/embrace-the-isms/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:01:11 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=239811 <p>The post Embrace The “…isms” first appeared on ProPath Screenwriting.</p>

]]> Two Minutes & Fifty-Nine Seconds Is All You Need https://propathscreenwriting.com/2024/01/27/two-minutes-fifty-nine-seconds-is-all-you-need/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 16:47:34 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=239649 In the simplest terms, the transformational arc is your protagonist’s journey to becoming a true hero.

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]]> Writer Spotlight: Laurie Rivlin Heller https://propathscreenwriting.com/2024/01/27/writer-spotlight-laurie-rivlin-heller/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 14:06:22 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=239638 In the simplest terms, the transformational arc is your protagonist’s journey to becoming a true hero.

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]]> Transformational Arc — What It Is and Why It Matters https://propathscreenwriting.com/2023/08/01/transformational-arcs/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:39:40 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=239266 In the simplest terms, the transformational arc is your protagonist’s journey to becoming a true hero.

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]]> A Writer’s Checklist for Workshop Notes https://propathscreenwriting.com/2023/06/08/a-writers-checklist-for-workshop-notes/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 01:58:56 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=239013 We have a responsibility to give good notes. Here's a checklist on how to generate good notes for your fellow writers.

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]]> Unearthing the Importance of Sub-Characters https://propathscreenwriting.com/2023/06/08/unearthing-the-importance-of-sub-characters/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 01:02:15 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=239007 When plotting and writing a movie, it's important to consider your sub-characters.

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]]> A Quick Intro to Inciting Incidents https://propathscreenwriting.com/2023/06/08/a-quick-intro-to-inciting-incidents/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:45:29 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=239000 An inciting incident is key to the creation of a well-structured movie. Nailing yours can help lock your story into a crackerjack narrative trajectory. Let’s take a look at a few inciting incidents.

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]]> How to Level Up Your Writing (for Free!) https://propathscreenwriting.com/2023/04/06/how-to-level-up-your-writing-for-free/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 23:03:07 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=238964 Screenwriting is a craft. It’s time to start treating it that way. A great place to start is by reading produced scripts.

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]]> Pain is the Writer’s Tool https://propathscreenwriting.com/2023/02/13/pain-is-the-writers-tool/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:46:05 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=238861 Pain. The thing we avoid.



It's not just for the purpose of survival that we avoid pain, but simply out of an instinct of good horse sense. Who wants to be hurt? Who wants to deal with the aftermath?

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]]> 6 Ways to Rekindle Your Screenwriting Fire https://propathscreenwriting.com/2023/01/09/6-ways-to-rekindle-your-screenwriting-fire/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:01:27 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=238841 <p>The post 6 Ways to Rekindle Your Screenwriting Fire first appeared on ProPath Screenwriting.</p>

]]> Why Horror Works https://propathscreenwriting.com/2022/10/25/why-we-love-horror/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:42:17 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=238582 <p>The post Why Horror Works first appeared on ProPath Screenwriting.</p>

]]> Write Bad To Write Good: Advice on Getting Started https://propathscreenwriting.com/2022/08/18/write-bad-to-write-good-advice-on-getting-started/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:22:13 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=238544 <p>The post Write Bad To Write Good: Advice on Getting Started first appeared on ProPath Screenwriting.</p>

]]> Taking the Leap: How Writers Overcome Fear to Embrace Truth https://propathscreenwriting.com/2022/06/21/taking-the-leap-how-writers-overcome-fear-to-embrace-truth/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:42:23 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=238515 We donʼt ask much from our ProPath writers, we only ask that at the end of each workshop they complete a script, that is well-structured with characters that are fully dimensional. Make it funny if it is a comedy and make it dramatic if it is a tragedy.

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]]> Meet Rick Garman https://propathscreenwriting.com/2022/05/13/meet-rick-garman/ Fri, 13 May 2022 21:02:34 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=238472 Christmas is coming in July! We’re thrilled to introduce our newest holiday romcom instructor, Rick Garman! Want to learn more? Read on!

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]]> The First Draft is the Writer’s Draft https://propathscreenwriting.com/2021/10/07/the-first-draft-is-the-writers-draft/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:04:00 +0000 https://propathscreenwriting.com/?p=236942 The first draft is really the writer’s draft. You owe no apology for it being messy, for it being murky, for it being wobbly. It’s your draft.

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