kiramartinauthor: If you ever feel like giving up on your writing, just remind yourself of all the times you inflicted half coherent rants onto your friends. Don’t make their sacrifice worthless

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The 7 Deadly Dialogue Sins

The 7 Deadly Dialogue Sins justanotheridijiton: 1. Obvious exposition. Husband: “Darling, how long have we been married now?” Wife: “Silly, it’s been 20 years. Remember Hawaii – the North Shore?” Husband: “Oh yeah, that little honeymoon cottage.” When your characters seem to be speaking more to the audience than to each other, you are being…

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Thank you for the post on bad ways to start a script! What are some endings to avoid or some that you hate?

annerocious: Oh, my pleasure! Any time.  I loathe “Two Years Later” endings. They’re just extra information. A self-fanfic. I hate a deus ex machina ending of any kind. And I don’t like endings that don’t pay off at all, as in there’s no recognizable final conflict that’s connected to the central question. Also, I hate endings…

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