"Prewriting for Forest People"


Prewriting? What prewriting?

Actually, even forest people stay awake at night thinking about their stories. So do yourself a favor and concentrate on "first things first":

And also know the spine of your story in terms of its central conflict:

These things can be created or developed in the very act of writing, which usually is the best creative environment for forest people.

As always, you give yourself more early slack than tree people do.

And despite what others may tell you, that's okay.

Really, it is.

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MODULE 5: SCREENWRIGHT: the craft of screenwriting

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