Screenwriting 101: Chuck Wendig

“Whenever you encounter the urge to info-dump, pause. Take a deep breath. Then ask: what does the audience need to know? Like, what information here is so bloody critical that without it the story loses its way, like an old person in a shopping mall? Separate ‘need’ from ‘want’ — I don’t care what details you want the audience to have. Determine only what is required to move forward. Everything else gets the knife.”

— Chuck Wendig

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