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  • #31
    Re: How many words is your screenplay?

    Originally posted by NikeeGoddess View Post
    my grammar is so bad i don't know when to use commas. after the "bad" before the "but"... i never know.

    however, now i know one thing - I'M A CLEVER WRITER!
    Re commas.

    Like the old saying goes, "When in doubt leave them out." Or, "When in doubt, leave them out."
    Advice from writer, Kelly Sue DeConnick. "Try this: if you can replace your female character with a sexy lamp and the story still basically works, maybe you need another draft.-

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    • #32
      Re: How many words is your screenplay?

      Originally posted by Ron Aberdeen View Post
      If the writer can create impact, pace and deliver a great story all within an acceptable page count, achieved by an economy of words it is more likely to work in the writer's favour than against it.
      Ah, I knew it, Ron! Like me, you graduated with honours from the University of the Bleeding Obvious.
      TimeStorm & Blurred Vision Book info & blog: https://stormingtime.com//

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      • #33
        Re: How many words is your screenplay?

        Originally posted by hscope View Post
        Ah, I knew it, Ron! Like me, you graduated with honours from the University of the Bleeding Obvious.
        The why does it upset so many people?
        Ron Aberdeen
        http://www.ronaberdeen.com/
        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3609083/

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        • #34
          Re: How many words is your screenplay?

          Originally posted by Ron Aberdeen View Post
          The why does it upset so many people?
          Isn't that obvious?

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          • #35
            Re: How many words is your screenplay?

            Originally posted by Ron Aberdeen View Post
            The why does it upset so many people?
            People just don't understand where we're coming from and are blind to the tremendous improvement we can bring to their writing.
            TimeStorm & Blurred Vision Book info & blog: https://stormingtime.com//

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            • #36
              Re: How many words is your screenplay?

              Still waiting for an answer, Ron.

              My buddy's been in prison for a looong time, and he'd really like to get together with you to talk screenwriting, if you know what I mean.
              If you really like it you can have the rights
              It could make a million for you overnight

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              • #37
                Re: How many words is your screenplay?

                I'm assuming he's cooking up a blog right now. 'God's best friend... the White space.'

                I've got a domain. Maybe I can build a blog by pulling a bunch of random **** out of the screenwriting air.
                2011 Screenwriting Goal: 15 pages a day.

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                • #38
                  Re: How many words is your screenplay?

                  Ha!

                  This statistics thingy in FD is cool. I don't think it's going to help me build a better studio trap, but it's fun to look at.

                  20,763 on my last. I got nearly 200 words/page. But I got lots of white space because I use legal sized sheets & print in 9.5 font.

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                  • #39
                    Re: How many words is your screenplay?

                    Originally posted by Mopap View Post
                    Ha!

                    This statistics thingy in FD is cool. I don't think it's going to help me build a better studio trap, but it's fun to look at.

                    ha! it has many uses: one - it's used by actors to compare how many lines they have with their costars. they either demand bigger paychecks or a rewrite to give them more lines.

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                    • #40
                      Re: How many words is your screenplay?

                      Originally posted by Ron Aberdeen View Post
                      The why does it upset so many people?
                      look both ways before you cross the street... especially if your a yank in british country

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                      • #41
                        Re: How many words is your screenplay?

                        Originally posted by NikeeGoddess View Post
                        ha! it has many uses: one - it's used by actors to compare how many lines they have with their costars. they either demand bigger paychecks or a rewrite to give them more lines.
                        Though obviously I didn't know that, I'm registering zero surprise over here.

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                        • #42
                          Re: How many words is your screenplay?

                          Huh?

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                          • #43
                            Re: How many words is your screenplay?

                            My latest thriller

                            22,471 words

                            125 pages

                            179 words/page

                            This was the longest script I'd ever written, but it probably reads the fastest.

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