The Writer's Chatroom Topic Chat: 5 Things Novelists Can Learn From Screenwriters

Published: Wed, 09/18/13


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5 THINGS NOVELISTS CAN LEARN FROM SCREENWRITERS

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/5-things-novelists-can-learn-from-screenwriters?et_mid=637132&rid=239566775
 

I clicked on this link and thought of Audrey. She likes topics that feature numbers.  ...

 

Then I read this part of the post --

 

"There are craftsman where every word on the page counts," Magee admits. "But a lot of books that I read, I see these setting descriptions going on forever and not contributing to a greater understanding of the characters or the story."  

 

-- and I thought, someone is channeling Audrey!  

 

Come help me through the 5 Things Novelists Can Learn From Screenwriters.  Stay for the second hour and we'll open the room for general chat and try to answer your writerly questions.  
 
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