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Mystery Man on writing action

Action paragraphs should be 4 lines or fewer. You typically write one paragraph per beat of action, and they should be important actions. I loved what Trottier said about incidental actions: If your character raises her cup of coffee to her lips, that’s not important enough to describe… unless there’s poison in the cup.” —Mystery Man on Film: Write the Shots!

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