Re: Timings to specific page
If you want to parse through a book full of screenwriting rules, and pick the parts that you get value from, more power to you.
Most new writers don’t have that experience or confidence. And so they keep hearing people talk about how good this or that book/formula is, and end up thinking that’s what everyone in the industry is looking for.
And they try to squeeze their (creative, original) story into a cookie cutter formula. And this is where it hurts their writing and their chances to stand out in a crowded marketplace.
I don’t think these books have nothing of value to teach, I just think they should be framed very carefully, especially for new writers.
If you want to parse through a book full of screenwriting rules, and pick the parts that you get value from, more power to you.
Most new writers don’t have that experience or confidence. And so they keep hearing people talk about how good this or that book/formula is, and end up thinking that’s what everyone in the industry is looking for.
And they try to squeeze their (creative, original) story into a cookie cutter formula. And this is where it hurts their writing and their chances to stand out in a crowded marketplace.
I don’t think these books have nothing of value to teach, I just think they should be framed very carefully, especially for new writers.
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