Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Nanowrimo Now What?

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

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Alexandra Sokoloff
Dec 05, 2023
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So you did Nanowrimo! Huzzah!!

Now what?

Or maybe you didn’t do Nano, but you now have a rough draft—maybe a very, very, very rough draft— of your book or script. Huzzah!!

Now what?

First of all, Take a break. If at all possible, when you’ve finished a first draft, take a break of not just days, but a couple of weeks.

You should keep to a writing schedule, …

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