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Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
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These dozen stories almost always work in commercial fiction, film & TV. Did I miss any?

1. Rom-Com
2. Road Trip
3. Gotta Sing, Dance, Sport, etc.
4. Rag-Tag Rebels (Scrappy Underdogs)
5. Killing Nazis (Righteous Revenge)
6. Rags to Riches

I ran out of post space; for six more, see
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Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
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Disappointed with your 1st draft? Console yourself with this, from Thomas Edison:

"I was always afraid of things that worked the first time."






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Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
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GREG MILLER - Author & Writing Coach - The Shaula Evans Comedy Punch-Up Method (from the Blacklist)

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This might not help, but it wouldn't hurt:
The Shaula Evans Comedy Punch-Up Method (from the Blacklist)
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Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
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@scifijack
Also:

"Writing is like heading our over the open sea in a small boat. It helps if you have a plan and a course laid out."
- John Gardner





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Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
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7 & 8

My stages:

1. Ideas & research – LOVE: Blue sky!

2. Outlining – LOVE: Big picture!

3. Rough Drafting – LOVE: Immersion & discovery!

4. Notes & feedback – LOVE: Unexpected revelations!

5. Editing & rewriting – LIKE: Fine tuning

6. Agent & publisher, and/or distribution & marketing – ACCEPT: Reality


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Greg Miller · @gregmillerwrites
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Great advice (for a ) from James Thurber:
Don't get it right, just get it written.
Frame is Combination Border No. 119 from Book of Specimens byBarnhart, Bros. & Spindler, Chicago, pub. 1907
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Another great listen this week from Bernadine Evaristo. Absolutely loved so was looking forward to this one and it didn’t disappoint! Such a rich and fascinating journey and great advice for creatives….
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