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Screenwriting Tip #1015

Callbacks are your friend. That’s when a line late in the script echoes a similar line from earlier, but with a new meaning or twist attached. It’s easy to make your own: choose the coolest lines of dialogue in Act Three, then go back and seed those same lines in Act One.

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    I wanna say around 50%...Two of Jacob Monroe is callbacks. That might sound excessive, but...
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