Introduction
Welcome to the book. Before we get into the serious screenwriting talk, let me introduce myself. My name's Xander, and I'm a hack.
Some people don't care for that term, but I wear it as a badge of honor. All screenwriters are hacks – even the very best – and they know it. The most experienced writers will be the first to tell you: the more you know about this craft, the more you realize you don't know anything at all.
Every single writer, when they go into a new project, goes in blind. We never really know how we're going to tackle a new script, a new medium, or even just the next scene until we try it. We all write terrible first drafts, then fight tooth and nail to transform them into something decent. We may act confident and ...
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