5 Screenwriting Mistakes That Kill Adaptations (And How to Fix Them)
Struggling to adapt your novel into a screenplay? This free guide reveals the five biggest mistakes writers make — and how to avoid them from page one.
What You’ll Learn:
Mistake 1: Keeping Too Much of the Novel
Mistake 2: Overusing Internal Monologue
Mistake 3: Ignoring Screenplay Structure
Mistake 4: Writing “Literary” Dialogue
Mistake 5: Forgetting the Visual Medium
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