Sublime

a scene must advance the story by bringing about some sort of change.

Writing is a solitary and daunting endeavor. I wish for this material to be a lantern to help guide you through the dark tunnel of creation.

TRUE POINT OF NO RETURN (page 98-100):

"Good dialogue is not real speech, it is the ILLUSION of real speech."

Show us who we will be following for 100 hours, in an active, unique way that says something about this person and their current, or soon-to-be, place in the world.

Use as few words as possible. But make them the BEST words.

I’ve found it helpful at times to construct a linear grid with each character having their own line and noting their beats along their lines, with eventual convergence in Act Three.

Express Theme: Show us why you’re writing this story, what it is about, in action.

set-up, confrontation and resolution.