Six Screenwriter Habits Guaranteed to Expose You as an Amateur

Don’t make these dialogue blunders

Richard Walter
Moving Pictures
Published in
4 min readJan 12, 2022

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Photo by Ron Lach

There’s no shame in amateurism.

‘Amateur’ means ‘lover.’

Amateurs write not for money, but for the love of writing.

May God bless and keep every one of them.

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Richard Walter
Moving Pictures

Screenwriter, bestselling author, and 40 years leadership @ UCLA’s prestigious screenwriting program. Get 40 lessons from 40 years: richardwalter.com/newsletter