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Why finishing your first draft is the MOST IMPORTANT PART OF SELLING SCRIPTS

Why finishing your first draft is the MOST IMPORTANT PART OF SELLING SCRIPTS

Just a quick little way to improve your material, your craft, your output and overall chances of success as a screenwriter

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The Race to First Draft Mountain.

Pretty self explanatory.

Don’t let that first draft make you give up on a great idea! If you don’t reach the end, whether it’s a 140 page rough draft or a 77 page one (I lean towards the latter), you may never finish what could’ve been a fantastic project.

There is a huge momentum shift that occurs when you finish.

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