21. Enter late – get out early

Homework

This particular assignment might just be one of the most useful craft exercises you can do. If you keep practising this style of writing long after you’re done with this course, every single script of yours will be a page-turner. So don’t skip this homework!

To cut a long story short . . .

Think of a crazily interesting event that has either happened to you, or someone else. Write it like a movie, following the rules in the lesson: cut all the boring stuff out. Get in late on your scenes and leave early, and you’ll be practising your craft like a pro.

Next step

Show the third act who’s boss, and finish it. Go back through your whole script and trim down each scene, with particular focus on each one’s start and end.