Screenwriting : Writing a One-Page Script by Maurice Vaughan

I wrote a one-page script and did some other things for Stage 32’s November Write Club this week. I was gonna use the script as a writing sample, but it’s a unique concept, so I’ll either pitch the script like it is, make it a longer short script, or turn it into a feature script.

Writing a one-page script is harder than it might sound. You have to fit a whole story in one page. Here’s some tips for writing one:

– Give the script a beginning, middle, and end

– You only have one action line/a few lines to set up the location and atmosphere

– You don’t have room for anything unnecessary

– There isn’t enough room for a lot of dialogue

– You probably only have enough room for one storyline

– Even though it’s a one-page script, add a twist

– You can fit a character arc in a one-page script

If you have any tips for writing a one-page script/a short script, share them in the comments.

And there’s still time to join November Write Club. Week 4's blog comes out Monday.