Dude props for just admitting that something was missing and you ' re dissatisfied with the final product must of us are to varying degrees but we ' ll get to that . The best way to improve on this current weakness is to pay attention to it and practice even if you start very very low . Tell a larger quantity of stories if you can at least in your head to see what kind of elements you enjoy imagining . The way I write my stories is to figure out a really badass scene and think Okay but how did they get here ? Is the journey interesting ? Is it possibly more interesting than the badass scene ? If the answer to the last question is No I work on it and figure out the character types and motivations and circumstances that would make journey compelling as well as making the scene work . Once I have all of those details , I may have even better scenes or an entirely different story JUST from putting the time into it . It ' s not THE way to write stories , it ' s just something that works for me . No one is ever 100 % satisfied of their final product but you should always be proud of it , if not , keep working on it until you are or make something entirely different that you ' re happy to show off over and over . Edited for clarityAlso , if you ' d like to link the film we could possibly help with specific aspects and maybe hone in on the things that work so you can make them stand out a bit more and also check out what doesn ' t and give specifics on how to overcome them .