Dialogue that's tense, exciting, melodic, and full of subtext, or maybe punchy and raw.Many will point to writer/director Quentin Tarantino as an aspirational example, especially because his films ...

When my teenage son picked up “Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing” (Morrow, 96 pp., $14.95), it fell open to Rule 3: “Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue.” “I wish my teachers could ...

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a screenplay, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re interested in following in the footsteps of writer-directors such as Mindy Kaling or Jordan Peele.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. At last month’s AdventureX 2018 conference, game developer and Inkle Studios co-founder Jon Ingold offered a practical skills workshop about writing ...

Actor Ranveer Singh has revealed that he often writes his own lines for movies and even tweaks them to remember better. He initially pursued a writing career before becoming an actor, but his ...

Ubisoft – the developer behind titles such as Assassin's Creed,Far Cry and For Honor – has revealed that it's using an "AI tool” to write the dialogue for some of its video games. Deemed Ubisoft ...