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My Video Series on Writing Tips

01/11/2018 by Debbi

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This video is the first in a series I’m doing on writing tips for prose fiction vs. screenwriting.

Hello! I’ve been asked about screenwriting versus prose writing. Well, to be honest everything I’ve learned about writing good stories has come from this book: Screenplay by Syd Field.

The three-act structure really works in any form of writing. In the form of storytelling I should say. And it probably explains why when somebody read my first novel, they said, “I think there’s a screenwriter in you screaming to come out.” And it’s because I’ve always wanted to write screenplays, too. So I do both.

But there are differences between writing prose fiction and screenplays — very significant differences. One of them is that there’s a very strict formatting requirement for screenplays. Another is that In order to achieve certain results in the screenplay you have to be able to adhere to a certain type of story structure, which you don’t necessarily have to in book fiction or, I don’t know how to put it, prose fiction and I’ll talk a little bit more about that in future videos, but for now just know that this book, Screenplay by Syd Field is one of the best you can buy in terms of just understanding how story structure works and how to structure any kind of plot.

More to come. Thanks for watching.

PS: If you’d like to take advantage of the half-price sale on my beginner’s mystery writing course, just click here and be one of the first 50 people to sign up. Spots are filling up, so act soon!  Sale ends Jan. 31.

 

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Welcome to my writers' corner of the Internet. I'm a novelist, who also writes short stories and screenplays. I hope to share the benefit of my experiences as an indie author with dystonia since 2009. I also post a lot of book reviews, because I love to read and learn new things. I hope to share that knowledge with you.

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