Shorter is Sweeter
If any 4 lines of action in a paragraph can be rewritten to only take up 3 lines, do it. If any 3 lines can be 2, do it.
Don’t be precious with your words – a quick read is paramount. Tell us only what we need to know to move the story forward, or enrich our view of the characters – nothing else.
Don’t be precious with your words – a quick read is paramount. Tell us only what we need to know to move the story forward, or enrich our view of the characters – nothing else.
"You use simple brushstrokes in a screenplay for things over which
you would take much greater pains in a novel."
you would take much greater pains in a novel."
-Richard Russo
A former Hollywood Lit Manager, Michael Ferris started ScriptAWish.com as a way to help other writers get their foot in the door and has helped several writers sell their scripts (like Travis Beacham of PACIFIC RIM) and set up projects with producers like Academy Award Winner Arnold Kopelson. The mission of ScriptAWish.com is to help aspiring writers get their scripts into shape and then get their foot in the door. His new venture is a collaboration with several professional screenwriters called StudioGhostwriters.com and is intended to help producers get their movie ideas on paper or their drafts polished for production.
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