Writing a script was not as harrowing as expected, thanks to ScriptFrenzy's very detailed, extremely clear-cut and helpful section on how to write a T.V. drama. Whew. I'm about 5 pages in and although I'm not loving my dialogue, I think I'm getting the hang of this new way of writing and I'm trying to imagine things in my head before the words spill from my fingertips.
It's an exercise in cutting words, which I need - you have to be very selective, and very aware of what wordage is going into the script, because the people who will read it need to know exactly what you mean/want.
Watching Leverage tonight with commentary was also helpful - some of the best stuff in the episode was ad-libbed, added in later, or re-worked to be better. It's nice to know that no one writes a perfect first draft, or even a second, or third. It's encouraging.
Anyway, I just wanted to update and now I am going to work on completing my 3 1/3 page goal for today.
This is all very exciting!
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