Screenwriting instructor/coach and writer/producer of Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, winner of the 2023 TIFF People's Choice and 5 CSA Awards
Parts Unknown, Canada
Joined April 2021
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Most scenes look fine on the page… but they don’t land.
If your reader doesn’t feel it in their body, the scene is lost.
Here’s my 5-pass method to fix that...
Run every scene through 5 quick editing passes:
Pulse — What should the audience feel?
Change — Emotional shift?
Causality — THEREFORE/BUT, not “and then.”
Echo — A motif that evolves.
Clarity — Storyboard-ready action.
When you apply these 5 passes, your pages start to play like film in the reader’s mind.
Full breakdown + worksheet here: jordanmorriswriterigniter.co…
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Some trailers entertain. Others remind us why stories matter.
Every Little Thing is a year old, but it's one of the clearest examples of pure EMPATHY at work.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=9ezwG6Wf…
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TRAILER: CAUGHT STEALING
IMDb tags: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller → Emotional Pulses: Excitement, Anxiety, Joy (Amusement)
Want to create stories that hit this hard? Let’s talk.
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For me, the big shift was realizing that the process is the point. Falling in love with the day-to-day practice, rather than pinning our hopes only on a finish line, is what sustains us through the long haul. Scripts are never really ‘finished’—they’re finished with us....
TRAILER: BLACK RABBIT (Netflix)
Jude Law & Jason Bateman
IMDb tags: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller.
In Writer Igniter Pulse terms: Suspense. Unease. Anxiety.
Which hits you hardest?
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=ueNsPJgW…
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In the Writer Igniter framework, genres aren’t just categories—they carry Emotional Pulses.
Crime = Suspense.
Drama = Unease.
Thriller = Anxiety.
Mystery = Curiosity.
The trailer mixes them all—but I’d argue UNEASE is dominant. What do you feel?
I'll be appearing at the Ontario Screen Creator's Conference this fall, running a live STORY FORGE workshop, hosting a couple of panels and even acting as a judge here and there, so I hope to see you there! And if so, please say "Hi!"
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TRAILER: ANEMONE
Daniel Day-Lewis returns.
IMDb calls it Drama → Pulse: Empathy.
But I’d call it Psychological Drama → Pulse: Unease.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=uZl5TXMU…
Which emotion hits you first?
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I had a fantastic time speaking with host and all-around lovely person, Janet McMordie, on the Second Act Actors podcast recently. Check it out!
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IMDb calls BANG BANG a Drama.
But the pulse it gives off? Empathy.
Not just story → but the feeling that pulls you inside another life.
That’s the signal audiences crave.
👉 [youtube.com/watch?v=uQkZDR6l…]
What do you feel first?
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TRAILER: SUNLIGHT
ADVENTURE, COMEDY, ROMANCE (Genre Tags)
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EXCITEMENT / JOY / LOVE (Equivalent Emotional Genres)
This certainly doesn't remind me of anything else! So...does the trailer evoke those emotions for YOU?
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Years ago, Jordan taught me about screenwriting fundamentals. He's not only a competent teacher, but he genuinely wants people to do well and achieve their goals. I highly recommend that people tap into his expertise at Writer Igniter. 12/10.
Jen - London, Ontario
"You can fail at what you DON'T want, so you may as well take a chance on doing what you LOVE."
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