Preface
Figure 0.1 Jason Lockwood (Lettering by Denise Deems)–Blue pill, red pill: stepping out of the fantasy Hollywood Matrix into the reality.
Character credit: The Matrix (Warner Brothers)
I’ve never had writer’s block.
I never have to wonder what I’m going to write or how to cinematically show it. Why?
I have a method.
It starts before characters, structures, outlines, and beat sheets.
Building a spinal column starts with a single bone.
I stack each bone atop the next until I have a complete skeleton for a script.
Working out these key details in advance dramatically diminishes endless rewriting.
The Prewriting method shapes each piece ...
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