Balance writing time with "filling the well" (museums, hiking, reading non-fiction).

Carry a notebook. Eavesdrop on conversations for natural dialogue rhythms. The Craft: Structure & Story

Watch and analyze the top 10 movies in the specific genre you are currently writing.

Writing one hour every day is better than writing 10 hours once a month.

Spend 80% of your time on the beat sheet and 20% on the actual script.

Write something—anything—before checking email or social media.

If you can't explain your movie in one sentence, you don't have a story yet.