My standard technique for approaching story has been pretty static since I studied in private workshop with Syd Field years ago, although was honed at AFI: start with the six beats, write a synopsis, card out my story, create the beat sheet, and then write the script based on my beat sheet. <\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019ve written more, I\u2019m finding that different types of stories would benefit from employing different techniques. I think it will benefit me in the long run to have a variety of tools in my writer toolbox to employ, and now that I have the time and energy, I\u2019m going to experiment with several approaches to story and see what helps. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been drafting a paranormal thriller, and I feel that with this particular story, it would really benefit from not writing expressly to the major beats, but in writing to the eight sequences<\/a>. I think in this case if I were able to break each sequence down, it would help me manage the stakes more closely, and then within each 10-15 page segment of the script, I can track exactly what the stakes are and how the protagonist is going to respond to those obstacles. Then, in laying out each sequence, I can see if in total the sequences are building to something that is overall thrilling and scary. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not used to writing using the eight sequences, but I do think it would really help my story, and in the next draft, I\u2019m going to work that method. <\/p>\n

Anything to help my little story get better. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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