Chapter | one
FADE IN: Before You Put Digits to Keyboard
Whoa – whoa there. Slow down, pal. Before you start, there are a few things you need to do.
This chapter is all about preparation. I'm not talking about brewing coffee, sitting down at your chair, opening your screenwriting software, and whipping up a nice mp3 playlist. I'm talking about training your mind for the big prize fight that is writing a hundred-page screenplay.
We'll start out with the absolute basics: the prerequisites for learning how to think like a screenwriter. Then we'll move on to talk about having ideas (good ones, specifically), planning for the future, and researching your script.
Think of this chapter as being like the opening moments of a film. We're fading in on ...
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