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In the past 6 weeks, I have read over 2000 pages and provided over 100 pages of feedback on pilots, features & shorts.
Within the writing itself, here are the 9 most common issues I saw -
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Within the writing itself, here are the 9 most common issues I saw -
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#1/9: USING BLAND VERBS
Looks, walks, laughs, smiles, enters, exits, leaves - these are all bland verbs that don’t tell us anything about the character.
Instead, use: glances, peers, strides, ambles, giggles, cackles etc
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Looks, walks, laughs, smiles, enters, exits, leaves - these are all bland verbs that don’t tell us anything about the character.
Instead, use: glances, peers, strides, ambles, giggles, cackles etc
#screenwriter #WritingCommunity #screenwriting
#2/9: PITCH & PLOT THAT DON’T MATCH UP
If you set your plot, stakes, antag & protag up well in the logline, don’t spend most of the narrative to get to that point
It feels like a bait and switch and will make people put it down
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If you set your plot, stakes, antag & protag up well in the logline, don’t spend most of the narrative to get to that point
It feels like a bait and switch and will make people put it down
#screenwriting #writing #logline #screenwriter
