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SPS-394: Writing Crime for Books, Film & TV - with Tim Sullivan

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The Power of the Author's Voice

The difference also difference in writing is the sheer size of a novel. Screenplays are what, how many words would make up a screenplay? I don't know how many words they would be,. But roughly you want in a four, you want to be about 110 pages. That's doubles face except for the stage directions. So novels are four times the size of that. More, more, more, six, six times. And, and, and Ward's interesting about that is, it's easier to shift stuff around in a screenplay. Because everything's about a lot more recent to you.

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