Writing Wednesdays #30: Write For a Star

"Write for a star" is one of the primal axioms of screenwriting, but it has applications across many other fields as well.

What does it mean to write for a star? Writing for a star means create a role that a star wants to play. Your story may be dynamite, your structure may be sound, your theme profound and involving. But the first question a producer is going to ask is, "Who can I cast in this thing?"

Moviemakers want scripts that attract stars. Because stars make movies happen.  If we've got ...