Adapt a prose scene for the screen

Identify the essential decision and replace internal narration with a performable beat. Keep the original consequence while changing how it is shown.

Try it

Turn a paragraph of hesitation into a glance at the door, a hand over the phone, and a decision to put the phone down.

References

• Fountain syntax
• Fiction writing basics · CUNY OpenLab

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