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Write Screenplays That Sell the Ackerman Way

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 11:29pm — DaveK

Not that I'm suggesting that we all start writing screenplays but Write Screenplays That Sell the Ackerman Way by Hal Ackerman is a good read. It talks a lot about story and how to tell one. In a movie context of course but keeping you audience sitting down and watching (or reading) has a lot in common between the screen and a book.

He also describes a method using 3x5 cards to build a story. It may result in a bit of a short novel but that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

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Tue, 01/13/2009 - 12:10am — camidon
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I did that for plotting my

I did that for plotting my previous novel--wrote down dozens and dozens of scenes on index cards and put them on the floor, organizing into a timeline. It seemed to work, for the rough draft anyway.

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