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Bill Gullo's avatar

This is excellent ! I love seeing experienced writers giving such pragmatic advice

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Tom Vaughan's avatar

So glad it helps!

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Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic's avatar

Love how simple and straight to the point these tips are. Thank you Tom!

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Andrew G. Cooper's avatar

Love these, especially number two. Keeping this in mind for my next draft, thanks!

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Tom Vaughan's avatar

Thank you! Once you start thinking about them, you see where you neglect them all the time.

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Suzanne Uttaro Samuels's avatar

Great ideas here for novelists, too!

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Tom Vaughan's avatar

Absolutely.

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gail smith reynolds's avatar

Screenplay most terrifying. Bought 2 programs…. Final draft and the one the Brits put out. Head nor tail. Gave up:and cracking it up again.

Regards.

gSr

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Simi Sidhu Writes's avatar

Love the different lens through which I can consider each scene I write - so helpful as my story always comes to me in scenes rather than plot points.

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Imogen Wring's avatar

In the midst of a project and this was so helpful, thank you!

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JM Bailee- The Next Chapter's avatar

Great article - I like to use the GODD (Goal, Obstacle, Dilemma, Decision) method when I go through a scene or series of scenes.

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