42 Ways to Avoid Writing a Boring Screenplay

42 Ways to Avoid Writing a Boring Screenplay

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1 - Write Something That Only You Can Write

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1 - Write Something That Only You Can Write

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42 Ways to Avoid Writing a Boring Screenplay

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  1. 1 1 - Write Something That Only You Can Write
  2. 2 2 - The Primary Goal
  3. 3 3 - A Mediocre Script
  4. 4 4 - Not Enough Story
  5. 5 5 - Burning Questions
  6. 6 6 - No Curiosity
  7. 7 7 - Not Hooking The Reader
  8. 8 8 - People Can’t Read Your Script
  9. 9 9 - Cliché Character Descriptions
  10. 10 10 - Main Character Must Want Something
  11. 11 11 - Boring Characters
  12. 12 12 - Secrecy & Deception
  13. 13 13 - The 4 Goal Rule
  14. 14 14 - Know The Characters
  15. 15 15 - Characters That Do Not Serve The Story
  16. 16 16 - The Heart And Soul Of The Story
  17. 17 17 - Skin Jump
  18. 18 18 - What The Story Is Not
  19. 19 19 - BMOC Tools
  20. 20 20 - Small Ideas
  21. 21 21 - How To Generate Original Ideas
  22. 22 22 - Real Life
  23. 23 23 - Writing Your Own Story
  24. 24 24 - Four Emotions Of Cinema
  25. 25 25 - Imagination & Psychology
  26. 26 26 - The Comfort Zone
  27. 27 27 - Normal World
  28. 28 28 - Delaying Conflict
  29. 29 29 - Compelling Conflict
  30. 30 30 - Not Enough Conflict
  31. 31 31 - Levels Of Conflict
  32. 32 32 - Where Is The Adversary?
  33. 33 33 - Idiot Plot
  34. 34 34 - Making A Scene Better
  35. 35 35 - A Movie Is Not A Lecture
  36. 36 36 - Assuming It’s On The Page
  37. 37 37 - Don’t Worry About Being Perfect
  38. 38 38 - Spend Time With The Best Scripts
  39. 39 39 - One Way To Test A Screenplay
  40. 40 40 - Great Movies Change Lives
  41. 41 41 - How To Know A Script Isn’t Boring
  42. 42 42 - Final Words

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