“Am I a real writer?”
There are lots of memes that float around facebook about what makes something ‘real’. They say things like ‘real women have curves’ or ‘real men wear pink’ usually typed over photographs of what some dingbat with Photoshop or MS Paint thinks represents reality. It’s all hogwash. A ‘real’ woman or man simply is because they feel they are. There is no prerequisite to becoming what you already are.
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This episode of Outlander is about the big battle of Prestonpans where Jamie leads the Scottish Army to victory over the English. If you haven’t viewed this episode yet be warned this review may contain spoilers.
THE GOOD:
We’ve heard the mantra, “Don’t give them an excuse to pass on the script” Good advice period. That first pitch is the first-and-only opportunity to impress.
So, you’ve ‘tightened’ in terms of the narrative arc, characterization is multi-layered and reads true across the narrative and character arcs and, having invested in scriptwriting software, the formatting is ‘industry standard’. But what about the SLUG LINES?
Are you absolutely sure you’ve been consistent when going back to the same location? Unless you’ve kept a handy notebook and written down each slug line as you’ve worked, by the time you’ve got to page 60 or 120 – if it’s inconsistent, it may be contributing to confusion and that’s a ‘PASS’.