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If Joseph Campbell's 17 Stages of the Monolyth story structure is too complicated for screenwriters, Dan Harmon (creator and writer behind Community and Rick and...
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In my work as a script consultant, I discovered a chronic problem among aspiring screenwriters: 99% fail to tell a story. What the 99% do...
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