WHILE THERE ARE MANY GUIDES TO SCREENWRITING, NONE OF THEM TACKLE THE SPECIFIC DIFFICULTIES OF WRITING THE TRICKY MID-SECTION OF THE SCREENPLAY. _THE HEART OF YOUR SCRIPT _REVEALS THE SIX KEY ELEMENTS THAT ARE CRUCIAL FOR ENSURING AN EMOTIONALLY SATISFYING AND DRAMATICALLY ENGAGING CENTER TO ANY SCRIPT. Using a broad range of concise case studies, including contemporary films such as _Aftersun _(2022), _The Whale_ (2022), _Shoplifters_ (2018), _Talk to Me_ (2022), _Barbie _(2023) and Oppenheimer (2023), canonical texts such as _Back to the Future _(1985), _Seven Samurai _(1954) and _There Will Be Blood_ (2007) and cult classics like _Swiss Army Man_, (2016), _Jennifer's Body_ (2009) and _Heathers _(1988), Ted Wilkes and Phil Hughes provide helpful tips and tricks to assist writers in finding out what is at the heart of the story they want to tell and how to ensure that it is coming through in their stories. Refusing any single method for structuring this central portion, Wilkes and Hughes offer a character-centred study, which allows aspiring screenwriters to map their dramatic journey from the inside out.