Uncover the Shocking Screenwriting Blunder That Threatens This Movie’s Classic Status!

Uncover the Shocking Screenwriting Blunder That Threatens This Movie’s Classic Status!

You see, where scripts tend to die is when forward momentum stops. I bet you’ve experienced it several times this month while watching something. You’ll be watching a movie or a show, and four scenes have gone by and you’re bored. You think, “What’s going on right now? Nobody’s doing anything.” Exactly. The second your main characters aren’t pursuing something aggressively, your script moves into a stasis state.

That doesn’t mean you’re dead in the water. But it means you’re treading water. And the longer you force the reader to tread with you, the closer they get to abandoning you and letting you die. Just like all those losers who trusted that stupid starship.

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