Comments on: Mystery Man vs. Sherlock Holmes: 1-0 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/ive-shown-my-cards/ Story. Screenplay. Sale. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rod https://www.thestorydepartment.com/ive-shown-my-cards/#comment-353 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:09:12 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=8135#comment-353 I hear you about getting away from formulaic writing BUT
it is easier said than done. It also calls for a mastery of storytelling that few writers have.
When unskilled or thinly skilled writers try this, we end up with movies especially
With no story or stupid endings or endings that just stop and the audience says WTF?

Breaking the formulaic cycle is useless unless there is a story
Left when the smoke clears.

Good post – keep up the good work!

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