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Lesson 19
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Chris’s perfect word smithing.
Okay, I did the chronological edit. Felt pretty satisfied with the outcome.
Then, thinking I’d find a missed period or two, I started from the back and worked forward. Good news, all the periods are in place. The other news, the reverse edit changed the wording on 51 of the 104 pages, including the few from the chronological edit. Is that a light at the end of this tunnel?
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Wordsmithing.
God bless you Christopher for being able to do the reverse edit. I gave it the old college try but my eyes kept going crossed. I found 10 pages of changes…mostly things like a should be an, or the that should be they. A missing question mark. I will probably do it all again soon. My husband is a great editor because he is a slow reader. I hate to admit it, but it next goes into his hands…. What surprised me the most is that I actually ended up liking the screenplay which I never thought I would. All the rewrites and changes made it so much better. Looking forward to the next class in December. These classes have really helped me. Even when some point in the middle I feel hopeless, if I push through I get there!!
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Day 19:
James’ Perfect Wordsmithing
What I learned doing this assignment is…that my script is almost completely error free. As I did the description pass, I corrected grammar, punctuation, spelling and elevated some of the dialogue; I also eliminated numerous orphans saving line space. The script on an editorial level is sound, yet another rewrite is needed to incorporate story world elements especially in the narrative description. For a second draft, this iteration of an R-Rated romantic comedy is very solid, which compels me to develop it further as I believe there’s something special within this concept. Ultimately, the motivation to keep improving the screenplay is the goal to continuously pursue.
Best wishes to my colleagues on all their projects. And always keep writing!
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Lora’s perfect word smithing.
I read my script backwards and found two spelling errors. I think that I got cross eyed though and it may not be perfect but it’s much closer. If anyone wants to exchange completed drafts please email me: lvkeleher@gmail.com
Best,
Lora
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