San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/04/2015 -- Screenwriting has been around since turn-of-the-century filmmakers decided to flout Thomas Edison's motion picture patent - and make "bootleg" films in the undeveloped hills of Los Angeles.

And though the technology of filmmaking has changed, what has been slower to evolve is the way screenwriting is taught. (For many young screenwriters, the traditional 3-act structure is still the norm taught in most screenwriting classes and books.)

But Michael Rogan, publisher of ScriptBully magazine, hopes to change that by offering a new voice to the screenwriter wars with the launch of his "Screenwriting Hacks" resource.

"I wanted to provide screenwriters a down-and-dirty guide to screenwriting that didn't involve three acts and beat sheets," said Rogan. "I wanted to give screenwriters modern tricks that they could use for a modern audience."

Rogan believes that "modern" audiences are too saturated in content to be surprised and entertained by the usual, run-of-the-mill screenwriting tricks. "Forget grabbing the reader on the first page...you've got to grab them in the first paragraph."

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And as a former screenplay reader, and optioned screenwriter, Rogan has seen firsthand power that unorthodox and creative story structure can do to a screenplay. "All the development people want to find exciting, new talent."

"And it's hard to be exciting and new when you play by the old rules."