“The story rules”

The first and last commandment of writing.

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I’m a big believer in prep-writing: Generating story concepts, brainstorming, developing characters, research, plotting, outlines.

If the final draft of a script is the tip of the iceberg, all the preparation that goes into the process before we type FADE IN is that huge hunk of floating ice underneath the surface of the water.