Film Writing Inside Secrets Of Screenwriting Tips By The Writing Guru
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By The Writing Guru #4 Kill Your Babies
To kill your babies is a scriptwriting phrase used to describe actions taken after screenplay writers have written their second, third or further drafts of their screenplay script.
Because there is no such concept of a magic screenwriter most scriptwriters tend to over write, and are frequently not the best editors. A professional screenplay writer knows if their script is too long, or it is not captivating enough, that he or she has to kill their babies.
This means the writing guru may have to cut out one of their favourite characters in the script, or some of their favourite dialogue, because although the writer is happy with it, it is not propelling the overall project forwards towards success.
It is much the same with business marketing campaigns. Frequently ideas, concepts, dialogue, text and characters are
