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<p><strong>Screenwriting Tip #99<br> </strong>Voice-over usually feels like scaffolding. You know-something you left in there when you were constructing the first draft, but really should have torn out after it served its purpose.</p> <p><strong>Screenwriting Tip #120<br> </strong>Always remember that funny trumps everything. Your script could be written in crayon with your name spelled wrong on the cover, but if it's genuinely funny, none of that matters.</p> <p><strong>Screenwriting Tip #156<br> </strong>The easiest way to write kick-ass protagonists is to make them incredibly good at what they do.</p> <p>Confused at the outline stage? Stuck in the swamp of Act Two? Don't know who your protagonist is or where she's going?</p> <p>You might feel like a hack. But don't worry-you're not alone. Even the most experienced writers feel like this at times. Sometimes we just need a few short pointers and reminders to set us on the path again.</p> <p>Xander Bennett worked as a script reader in the trenches of Hollywood, reading and covering hundreds of mediocre screenplays. After months of reading about heroic Sea World trainers, transgendered circus detectives and crime-fighting chupacabra

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Author

Xander Bennett

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781283293754

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Performing Arts, Technology, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.09 / 5 (40 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14