Screenwriting : Becoming A Better Writer by Martin Reese

"A man's got to know his limitations," as Dirty Harry said. Be honest with yourself about your own weaknesses and work to improve them.

Just keep writing. That's how you become a great writer.

Time and ABW (always be writing)

Hey, Martin. Grand Master Oogway from Kung Fu Panda said it best "Everything is kung fu." Practicing any craft daily leads to mastery. Write, write, and write some more. Onward and upward.

Practice dialogue. Try setting up your dialogue like you do your action scenes and the story itself. Read some great scripts with great dialogue and see how they set things up. THE PRINCESS BRIDE is an example of great setup dialogue.

Reading pilots/feature scripts, taking MasterClasses, attending and participating in table reads, providing coverage and feedback on others' scripts, regular writing, and reading great writers and being inspired.

I once created a scriptwriting page.. then pushed myself to do 1 the first day.. 2 the next.. and so on. posting all my work for those days and not holding back the better ideas.. I got 22-24 days in. Its hard to come up with 24 ideas in one day. Especially after coming up with 23 the day before. The forcing you to keep going, keep trying, even come back in a little bit, but today, makes you a better writer. It goes from taking up no time.. to taking up your day.

I second Sav's ABW. I'm also always people-watching and always always jotting little notes down in my phone.

And honestly? I always keep an image of a mountain in the back of my brain and aim for the journey of my story to match that path as best it can. It keeps the stakes up :)

Listen to feedback and willing to learn from all of you.

Hang around/learn from established screenwriters. And don't just write scripts. Try to make each script better than the last.