Unlocking Hollywood Secrets: Susannah Grant Reveals the Untold Truths of Screenwriting Success

“My goal in the first draft is to create, for the reader, the emotional experience that watching the movie will ultimately deliver. When you get around to actually making the movie, you need to break it down technically — add slug lines, more detailed descriptions. But in the early stages, all that hardware can get in the way of the ride. And the ride is what you’re selling.”

— Susannah Grant

Written By, April | May 2015

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