The Talking Draft Method: Hollywood’s Secret for a Fast First Draft

Summary

The Talking Draft Method is the fastest way for playwrights and screenwriters to create scenes. A writer records audio of themselves improvising the dialogue and the action lines, the audio is transcribed, then the text is reformatted into a script. This is not new, as the book reveals, it is actually one of old Hollywood's best-kept secrets.

Today it can be done instantly and for free. This practical guide shows exactly how to use The Talking Draft Method for a fast first draft of your script. This book also contains many of Hollywood's most popular outlining structures, plus great revision tricks of the trade to ensure that your next drafts are as great as they can be.

The Talking Draft Method is also the best way to achieve a creative flow state while writing. This book contains some of the latest findings about flow state neuroscience and provides helpful steps to harness the peak performance of the flow state as a writer while using the Talking Draft Method.

Inside This Practical Guide to The Talking Draft Method:

• how to achieve a creative flow state
• overcome common first draft traps
• popular screenplay structures
• common beat sheet examples
• proven techniques for revisions
• the screenwriter's "notes" decoder
• never fear a blank page again
• the history of the method
• tips for aspiring writers