Comments on: Your fastest draft ever https://www.thestorydepartment.com/write-your-fastest-draft-ever/ Story. Screenplay. Sale. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:21:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bernard Lau https://www.thestorydepartment.com/write-your-fastest-draft-ever/#comment-136 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:21:59 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=3488#comment-136 All screen writers should really use a screen writing program from the start. A word processor is a horrible way to edit into script format.

As you’ve mentioned, Final Draft is a good program. But there are also free ones available. I use CELTX. These programs allow the right format and it also autofill scenes and characters.

I use the REPLACE command a lot, especially when I want to change character names. It’s much harder to use it to correct punctuation and style and may probably make things slower. I prefer the old fashion way, print it out and get a red pen :-)

]]> By: Joe https://www.thestorydepartment.com/write-your-fastest-draft-ever/#comment-135 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:24:03 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=3488#comment-135 Great article, Karel, pointing out ways to edit/wordsmith your script. One issue I’d like to comment on is the one on manipulation of feelings. I don’t consider myself a novice but I continually add those sorts of phrases. The way I look at it, such phrases are descriptions, not for the actor but instead for the reader (my possible financial backer) to understand the reaction to preceding action or dialogue. I think it totally within the boundaries of good writing to describe a reaction to an action, for instance “Steve hands her the beautifully wrapped present. Janice opens it, ravenously tearing away the paper, looks inside then instantly smiles”. Surely something like this is acceptable?

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