Killing Eve

The 10 KEY Building Blocks to Writing Revenge Stories

November 2, 2026September 27, 2022 by Industrial Scripts

Revenge stories are a popular sub-genre almost guaranteed to satisfy an audience. They’re typically a visceral and cathartic response to injustice and consequently something that elicits easy emotion. We love to follow a journey of change and retribution and revenge stories provide us with these essential elements. Writing revenge – defined as the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrongdoing suffered at their hands – can be particularly fun, dark, and, as with writing

How Do You Write a Cliffhanger? The 8 Steps to REALLY Hooking An Audience

November 2, 2026August 12, 2020 by Industrial Scripts

This article will explore the cliffhanger, as a screenwriting mechanism, and how best to deploy it in your screenplay. We’ll examine the following: What is a Cliffhanger? What Effect Does a Cliffhanger Have? Why Use One. What is an Example of a Cliffhanger? What Films and TV series feature Cliffhangers?And How Do You Write a Good Cliffhanger? The 10 Essential Steps. What Is A Cliffhanger? “A cliffhanger is a type of narrative or a plot device in which the end is curiously abrupt, so

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS Series: Part 3 – Villanelle

November 2, 2026August 4, 2020 by Industrial Scripts

Welcome to Original Characters, an ongoing series of Industrial Scripts articles examining the most original characters to appear in both TV and film. This article will focus on Villanelle from Killing Eve. What is an Original Character? What is an original character? It’s a character that sticks with you even when they’re long gone from your screens. It’s a character that serves as a reference point in casual conversation or a character that sums up a behaviour or generation. original, adjective“not the same