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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
Section A · Author: <span>Karel FG Segers</span> 425 entries 25 August 2026

Author: <span>Karel FG Segers</span>

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  1. FORMATTING TIP: Accent, dialect and foreign language in dialogue

    A powerful tool in creating distinctive characters is their language, using accent, dialogue and even foreign language. In the real…

    4 min
  2. Reading Screenplays — Without Wasting Your Time

    One of the most effective ways to learn about screenwriting is - wait for it - reading screenplays. Duh! Yet,…

    8 min
  3. Taming The Industry Standard 1-Page Synopsis

    Isn’t it remarkable how a simple synopsis, a seemingly innocuous 1-page text, can give a writer a world of pain.…

    9 min
  4. Wow Them In The End – Give Your Screen Story An Amazing Ending

    A great ending can save an otherwise problematic or difficult script - like The Muppet Man. Or have you seen…

    6 min
  5. Masks, Archetypes and Metaphors [and why the Donald doesn’t don]

    In this post, I want you to bear with me, as I meander through Covid-19, The Don and masked superheroes,…

    8 min
  6. The Dreaded Passive Protagonist Will Never Kill Your Script Again

    It keeps surprising me how many writers turn in scripts with a passive protagonist, or featuring characters that are barely…

    8 min