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Sarah Alderson, writer of 'The Stalker' - Author and screenwriter talks about writing for TV, strategic thinking, and the 10-day drafts

Writer's Routine

CHAPTER

How Much Do You Know About Your Story?

How much do you know about the story that you will write before you even type away that first sentence? How planned is it yet? Actually, quite a lot. It's funny, my first books, my first ten or so books, i never planned anything. I was very much a seat of pants,. And then when i got more into screen writing, it's quite funny, i tried that approach with screan writing, and it really didn't work. Ar, but with a thriller particularly, you really do need to plot because, you know, you need the red herrings.

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