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Six of the best: tips to help you finish your first draft

The Kennedys. Image shows from L to R: Jenny (Emma Pierson), Tim (Harry Peacock), Emma Kennedy (Lucy Hutchinson), Tony Kennedy (Dan Skinner), Brenda Kennedy (Katherine Parkinson), David Palmer (Clive Rowe), Dee Palmer (Shola Adewusi). Copyright: BBC

Getting to the end of the first draft of your sitcom script is crucial.

Many writers never get that far.

Indeed, we know of producers who, when they tried their hand at writing a script, couldn't get to the end of the first draft.

Here are 6 tips to help you finish that first draft:

1) Write a scene-by-scene breakdown

And make it as detailed as possible!

Then stick to it. Don't let yourself slide off track - you'll end up stuck.

2) Write the last scenes first

If you struggle to get to the end of a script, why...

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Published: Tuesday 30th July 2024

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