Tales of a Hollywood Screenwriter

Tales of a Hollywood Screenwriter

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Lightbulb Moment at Page 72

Lightbulb Moment at Page 72

The epiphany that allowed me to find my groove as a screenwriter

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Spyder Dobrofsky
Jan 04, 2023
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Somewhere on the road to page 72, most writers blow what could otherwise be a fantastic screenplay. A script worthy of getting produced. Unfortunately, with modern attention spans and producers scouring thousands of scripts per week, a meandering middle act means NOBODY even makes it to your ending.

I was warned about this mysterious Page 72 on my first attempt at a screenplay.

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