Screenwriting 101: Carter Blanchard

“I might have been generous before, saying that they’re going to read the first act. I would hope most of them do, and I’m sure no one’s going to want to hear me say that they might not, but just the volume of scripts that come through, a lot of the younger executives have to read all of them. And if you know something isn’t working early on, you know it. So it’s really important to start off well. If you grab people that early in a script, they’re going to keep reading. That’s the main thing.”

— Carter Blanchard

Go Into Story interview (March 23, 2013)

For 100s more Screenwriting 101 articles, go here.

The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling is an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Film and Television. Endorsed by over thirty professional screenwriters, novelists, and academics, you may purchase it here.