USE THE PRESENT TENSE ...
If you want the reader to feel your story and be "in the moment" - then write it that way.
NOT:
Johnny is pointing the gun at his wife and pulling the trigger...
BUT:
Johnny points the gun at his wife, pulls the trigger and...
Lesson brought to you by two scripts I read today.
Now all you little pulpsters have a good weekend. And remember, if you can't be good, then don't get caught!
1 comment:
I read two scripts on friday and both just laid there. This was the problem they had and it's a common one.
There is room for using the passive voice(ing words):
Johnny races across the room, firing his pistol at every zombie child who crosses his path...
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