Tom Vaughan @storyandplot

Daily posts on screenwriting. Writer of 8 films, including WINCHESTER + others. I share what I've learned as a pro at https://t.co/TECqRNjU1B and @UHouston 🐾 go.storyandplot.com/x Join 15,000+ subscribers ➔ Joined July 2010

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Tom Vaughan @storyandplot

17 hours ago

@DominicHailsto1 😂

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Tom Vaughan @storyandplot

19 hours ago

Every single produced writer, WGA writer, working writer, and repped writer was, at one point, none of these things. Sometimes, very recently. The difference in the writing of a writer getting paid for the first time and a good writer who has never been paid is not particularly significant. At this early stage, there are 3 things I know that can make a genuine difference: 1. The type of projects they write. 2. Their personality. 3. They have done something that has brought attention to themselves. You have a great deal of influence on all three of these.

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19 hours ago

@menonfilmpod The Dalton Bonds are so underrated.

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20 hours ago

@KradZa @HwoodScrptReadr We're friends. We're discussing! :)

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Bob Saenz @BobSnz

a day ago

Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t succeed. It is absolutely possible. It doesn’t happen overnight. It takes hard work, patience, perseverance, networking… you can’t give up. From my first written script to my first produced film? 12 years. Keep writing.

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Tom Vaughan @storyandplot

a day ago

Interested in screenwriting? If you want to: - Make more compelling choices. - Find a more consistent process. - Maximize the emotional response. Join 15,000 other screenwriters every Tuesday for The Story and Plot Weekly Email.

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Tom Vaughan @storyandplot

2 days ago

Your screenplay is structured. You may structure it poorly; you may structure it well. But your screenplay is structured. Every choice you make is a structural choice.

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2 days ago

@HwoodScrptReadr I think I know what you're saying, and I guess I'm encouraging you to not look at it like that. The true test of structure is the effect on the reader, not its adherence to a form. It's the result that counts. If you're invested in the story, there's good structure there.

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Tom Vaughan @storyandplot

2 days ago

@BenJohnson2018 I think a lot of people get confused about what structure is.

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3 days ago

@cheo_coker I would not leave out the original The Longest Yard.

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Tom Vaughan @storyandplot

4 days ago

@philmscribe Oh, Phil, I'm so sorry. I'm afraid that's not going to go away for a while. I'm just sad to hear the news. You guys were lucky to have each other.