I have been writing for a while now and have never used beat sheets. But I recently started working with a partner who does. Does anyone use them and why or why not?
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Oh crap. I've got my "Break Into Two" on pg. 26. Now I'm screwed ;)
I sometimes do a loose beat sheet. I don't do written outlines so it works in lieu of that for me.
I start writing a story with two items in mind I write the ending first, then the beginning - to me, it's like sticking two pins in a map. Then I puke out the story draft from beginning to end. It's d...
Expand commentI start writing a story with two items in mind I write the ending first, then the beginning - to me, it's like sticking two pins in a map. Then I puke out the story draft from beginning to end. It's during the many rewrites that I use a beat sheet to verify that I've covered most of the major points.
Tom, yeah you're screwed now - that Act II break must half way down page 25!