This is an article I wrote for Script Mag.Read it below or click on the image for the link to the original. If you’re like most screenwriters, you’ve probably read a handful of books on the topic (if not a box-full). And you might have noticed that most preach a variation of the following: in order for your screenplay to work, your Hero MUST have a story-level goal. A goal that starts around page 10 (inciting incident) and which she or he actively pursues throughout the story