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Quiz on the Art of Screenwriting

I've read over a thousand screenplays in my career in development and story analysis, and it's always interesting to think about how effectively stories can come across on the page. This quiz has a variety of concepts to consider as you craft screen stories.

Read our interview with James Napoli here.

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