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Meet the Reader: “But it seemed like such a good idea…”
You may hear a lot about what works in script writing … but have you heard about what doesn’t work? In this article, Ray Morton lays out 7 script ideas that just don’t work.
Ray Morton
Published Feb 5, 2021 4:00 PM PST
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