Ram Solanki’s Hatched Ideas

Write for the Sale, Then Fight for the Movie

Write for the Sale, Then Fight for the Movie

Jun 5, 2026

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The Art of Saying Less Than You Mean

The Art of Saying Less Than You Mean

Jun 4, 2026

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Why Every Great Story, and Career, Needs a Next Move

Why Every Great Story, and Career, Needs a Next Move

Jun 3, 2026

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The Brutal Economics of Getting a Script Made

The Brutal Economics of Getting a Script Made

Jun 2, 2026

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Why Your Best Work Needs the Worst Conditions

Why Your Best Work Needs the Worst Conditions

Jun 1, 2026

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Why Good Scripts Begin as Bad Containers

Why Good Scripts Begin as Bad Containers

May 31, 2026

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Why Memorable Characters and Believable Plotting Need the Same Hidden Engine

Why Memorable Characters and Believable Plotting Need the Same Hidden Engine

May 30, 2026

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Why Action Fails When It Lacks a Human Cost

Why Action Fails When It Lacks a Human Cost

May 29, 2026

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Why Great Conflict Needs an Echo

Why Great Conflict Needs an Echo

May 28, 2026

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Why Great Stories Need a Clock and a Fear

Why Great Stories Need a Clock and a Fear

May 27, 2026

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Why Every Good Story, Product, and Life Needs a Visible Plan

Why Every Good Story, Product, and Life Needs a Visible Plan

May 26, 2026

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The Difference Between a Story Device and a Story Crutch

The Difference Between a Story Device and a Story Crutch

May 25, 2026

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The Power of What the Audience Cannot See: How Subtext Turns Silence Into Drama

The Power of What the Audience Cannot See: How Subtext Turns Silence Into Drama

May 24, 2026

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The Art of Withholding: Why Stories Break When They Reveal Everything Too Soon

The Art of Withholding: Why Stories Break When They Reveal Everything Too Soon

May 23, 2026

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The Audience Is Smarter Than the Crowd, but the Crowd Decides

The Audience Is Smarter Than the Crowd, but the Crowd Decides

May 22, 2026

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The Story Is What Lets the Audience See the World

The Story Is What Lets the Audience See the World

May 21, 2026

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Tone Is the First Pitch: Why Great Stories Are Won Before the Plot Begins

Tone Is the First Pitch: Why Great Stories Are Won Before the Plot Begins

May 20, 2026

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Why Horror Works Best When the Story Refuses to Explain Itself

Why Horror Works Best When the Story Refuses to Explain Itself

May 19, 2026

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Why Every Great Character Needs a Goal You Can Shoot and a Fear You Can Feel

Why Every Great Character Needs a Goal You Can Shoot and a Fear You Can Feel

May 18, 2026

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Why Great Stories Are Won Before the First Scene Is Written

Why Great Stories Are Won Before the First Scene Is Written

May 17, 2026

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Why Great Stories Die in the Final Act: The Hidden Test of Whether a Scene Can Be Felt, Seen, and Spoken

Why Great Stories Die in the Final Act: The Hidden Test of Whether a Scene Can Be Felt, Seen, and Spoken

May 16, 2026

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Why Every Great Story Needs One Person to Carry the Emotional Weight

Why Every Great Story Needs One Person to Carry the Emotional Weight

May 15, 2026

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Why Great Stories Fail When Characters Stop Being Human

Why Great Stories Fail When Characters Stop Being Human

May 14, 2026

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When a Take Becomes a New Movie: The Art of Reframing Rather Than Repairing

When a Take Becomes a New Movie: The Art of Reframing Rather Than Repairing

May 13, 2026

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Suspense Is an Emotion, Not a Plot: Why the Best Scenes Hide a Loaded Object

Suspense Is an Emotion, Not a Plot: Why the Best Scenes Hide a Loaded Object

May 12, 2026

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The Promise in the Premise, and the Danger of a Scene That Knows Too Much

The Promise in the Premise, and the Danger of a Scene That Knows Too Much

May 11, 2026

The Real Secret of a Good Pitch: Sell the New Movie, Not the Old One

The Real Secret of a Good Pitch: Sell the New Movie, Not the Old One

May 10, 2026

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Why Great Action Scenes Are Really Emotional Arguments

Why Great Action Scenes Are Really Emotional Arguments

May 9, 2026

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Why the Best Characters Are Built to Collide

Why the Best Characters Are Built to Collide

May 8, 2026

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The Real Job of an Action Scene Is Not Motion, but Moral Pressure