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David Gane
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Which of these would you rather be?

The person who has a “Great Idea” and tells everyone about it and says that one day he is going to write it.
or
The person who has an idea, writes it into a script, gives it to people to read, and gets feedback in order to write another draft.

The answer is obvious but so many do the first.

Unless you have a physical object in your hand, it remains abstract and it makes it a lot harder to move towards your goal.

There are people who can sell a script on pitch but they have already proven themselves. If you aren’t one of them, how do you sell a script?

Here’s the secret: First, you write a script.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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