Posts tagged: rewriting

Get rid of all that extraneous shit and dive right into the drama.

Karel Segers, The Story Department

7/5/10, 3:06pm SHORT URL: http://tmblr.co/ZPK-Fyk4LR4 FILED UNDER: #Pace  #voice  #first ten  #act one  #first act  #editing  #rewriting  #drafts  Bookmark and Share
Two men are coming out of the pub.
  • Wrong:

    Alright mate, well, I had a good time tonight, give me a call and we'll do it again. See you later.

  • Right:

    Later.

6/27/10, 12:40am SHORT URL: http://tmblr.co/ZPK-Fyi6JPO FILED UNDER: #dialogue,  #advice tony jordan was once given  #character  #editing  #rewriting  Bookmark and Share