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First, the story lays out the protagonist’s characterization:
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
A good logline should include the main character, the objective, and the major source of conflict
Carson Reeves • Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)
But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
All dramatic structure is built on the chassis of change.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing.
R.S. Guthrie • INK: Eight Rules To A Better Book
Introduce a Fascinating Protagonist (Protag):
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
From this moment the protagonist’s adventure can never be the same again.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Every work must be about something. It must have a theme. 2) Every work must have a concept, that is, a unique twist or slant or framing device. 3) Every work must start with an Inciting Incident. 4) Every work must be divided into three acts (or seven or eight or nine David Lean sequences). 5) Every character must represent something greater than
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