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AKRON, OH—"I'm excited," said the 36-year-old sad sack, who bought the popular program Final Draft 8 at Best Buy during his work lunch break. "I figured that if I'm going to give screenwriting a try, I should have the right software."

Over the last 25 years, I've stumbled and lurched my way to some understanding of the screenwriter's craft. Here I share the 10 screenwriting insights I wish I'd had when I started out.

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History has ordered its first scripted series. Vikings, about the legendary Norsemen of medieval times, is set to bow on the cable network in summer 2013. The network has committed to a full season of the series from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios and c...

A ton of useful information about screenwriting from screenwriter John August

How thick is your skin?

The man behind "Click" and "Jack and Jill" also wrote Eddie Murphy's latest bomb.