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The Next 117 Pages

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February 6, 2018 Film Industry, Los Angeles, QandA, Scriptnotes, Words on the page, Writing Process

John and Craig talk about everything that comes after the oft-discussed First Three Pages, speculating on the kinds of issues they’d spot if they were looking at full scripts.

They also answer listener questions on topics ranging from proper spacing protocol to novelists rewriting their screenplay adaptations.

This episode originally aired on November 27, 2012.

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