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Novel Prose and Screenplay

For those of you who suffer from "Writer's Cramp" go to my port and go down the folders until you reach the one titled PANDORA.

Inside you'll find a file which is an explanation and example of how to convert novel prose to screen play.

I point this out because it's a useful technique not only for translating your writing from one mode to another but because it has an added benefit. It forces a writer to go from telling to showing. In my view "Telling" a story to begin with is fine and if that is the best way for you to get it down on paper (word processor) then by all means go for it and don't worry about too much telling and too little showing. Then when you finish, go ahead and translate it into screenplay. Once you have done this you can later convert it again back to novel prose, which makes blending the two much easier to express.