Naomi Beaty is one of the industry's top screenwriting consultants. As a former development executive at Madonna and Guy Oseary's Maverick Films, she worked on projects like Twilight, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, and The Stanford Prison Experiment. Later, she worked with Blake Snyder on his second Save the Cat book, and taught Save the Cat story structure workshops in Los Angeles. IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: • How to fix the "boring protagonist" problem. • Why scenes work in outline but fall flat on the page. • Direct dialogue vs. on-the-nose dialogue. • And why writer's block just means you're asking the wrong questions. RESOURCES: • Naomi Beaty • The Screenplay Outline Workbook UPCOMING WORKSHOP IN JULY ⚔️ • THE HERO'S JOURNEY: FROM FILM TO TELEVISION. Using examples from my own career writing and developing animated series for Disney and Netflix, we'll dive into how one of the most enduring storytelling frameworks can be adapted across features and TV. 👉 Dates and Details at https://brandonviolette.com/workshops CONNECT ✏️💥 • Instagram • LinkedIn • YouTube

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