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No Idea: Concept Is King
“What's it about?”
You're going to hear that question a lot. You'll hear it from agents, managers, producers, other writers, and even just your friends and family. You'll also hear it from yourself – first muttered in quiet contemplation, later shouted through a haze of confusion and tears as you struggle through the long, dark night of Act 2.
You must have a good answer for all of those people. And the path to that answer begins with the most important step: choosing the right concept.
Screenwriting Tip #11:
Before you devote the next three months of your life to an idea, make sure it's a good one.
I know exactly how you feel. All you want right now, more than anything else in the world, is to write a ...
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