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One really important facet of screenwriting is the ability to convey the existence of a world that isn’t real.

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Spoiler alert: this article discusses the endings to popular movies

The script rewrite: 7 areas to focus on

You might be passionate about your idea, but if the story itself doesn’t come from a deep-rooted need to understand something about human nature or to share this knowledge with the world, it’s going to come across as empty.

We’re taught to walk, to talk, to eat, to cook so what makes these people think you can’t teach writing?

If your language is sloppy, the directions are unclear, no one is going to understand what you intended to be on screen.

As much as we all love to write, sometimes it’s impossible to get us to write. It doesn’t even make sense; if we love it so much, why do we avoid it?