Beware giant blocks of description!

Beware giant blocks of description!

Don’t get carried away with description. Remember, a page should equal about a minute of screen time. If you have a lot of action, be economical with how you describe it, and break up the key moments into new paragraphs.

Also, don’t let those characters monologue too often. There’s a difference between the style of speech in plays and movies.

Read more about “white space” at Screencraft.org

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