Writing lean, descriptive action
by Dave Trottier - keepwriting.com
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Big bulky blocks of action tend to slow down a reader and bog down your script. In this short article, Dave Trottier ("Dr. Format") shows an example from a client's screenplay that started off long and bloated and ended up short, lean and eminently more readable. Which does your script most resemble, the before of the after?
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Big bulky blocks of action tend to slow down a reader and bog down your script. In this short article, Dave Trottier ("Dr. Format") shows an example from a client's screenplay that started off long and bloated and ended up short, lean and eminently more readable. Which does your script most resemble, the before of the after?
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