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Best of the Web 15 Jul

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Story & Structure :: Character Breakdown :: Bad TV Teaches Lessons :: What is ‘Voice’? :: Creating Memorable Characters :: Don’t Leave Your Ending to the End :: How to Write an Omniscient Narrator Script Perfection :: Embrace Your Inner Weirdo :: Writers Diet Test. Is Your Sentence Construction Flabby or Fit? :: 7 Essential … Read more

Are You A Reader Of Screenplays Or A Watcher Of Movies?

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Some respected screenwriting gurus claim that you should read and study as many screenplays as possible. It doesn’t matter if the film was a success or a flop: you learn either way. I agree. But more importantly, you should watch and analyze the movies. For years, I blindly followed this dogma, as it seemed to … Read more

Best o/t Web 08 Nov 09

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Your fastest draft ever

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Did you know there’s a Secret Weapon to improve your script immediately, in a matter of minutes? Final Draft has it, Microsoft Word has it. Every single word processor has it. It’s the “Find/Replace” function. Okay, perhaps it’s more like a ‘pass’ rather than a ‘draft’. Still, you can have a notably slicker draft in … Read more

FD8 – Need it or just want it?

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I have used the new release of Final Draft on and off for a couple of months now and I am reasonably satisfied  with it. I have installed version 8.0.0.,  the latest available version at the time of writing. Because I work with clients who use a variety of software, I often find myself converting … Read more