3 Biggest Mistakes Writers Make With Their Second Draft - Shannan E. Johnson

Shannan E. Johnson, a native of Houston, TX, is a former creative executive at The Syfy Channel turned CEO of the first black-owned script consultancy in the entertainment industry, The Professional Pen. The Professional Pen is a writer-centered service provider helping emerging and established creatives develop their stories for the screen.
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[@filmcourage]

Here is our full interview with Shannan - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4bHZpuQgZtlg6M

[@remylebae3395]

Shannan is definitely in the top 3 best guests. Not only does she give so much information and tips, she's straight to the point. Never too long-winded and never too short. And her perspective and experience is so valuable. Thank you!!

[@starwaving8857]

I don’t like how she solves her writing problem by outside force. It is weird. Who has this outlet?

[@TwoThousandandOneProductions]

Shannan is back! We love her.

[@5Gburn]

She's so calming and knowledgeable. Sounds like a pithy observation, but it's not a common combo these days.

[@yappygm7433]

Shannan is a force. I love her clarity of thought and her articulation.

[@ChristinaFonthes]

Yaaaas!!! We missed Shannan ✨✨✨✨

[@midnightjay]

I really enjoy Shannan's videos and her advice/lessons. Her advice is very universal and I feel like I always walk away with something greater each time I watch one.

[@lemuelcubase]

The wise one is back 🙌

[@osw330904]

Truly

[@5Gburn]

Every time I see Shannan's face, my brain lights up. "YAAAASSSSS," it says 😂

[@PrismCasillica]

Wonderful advice. I'm guilty of trying to trying to keep everything lean instead of trimming it later.

[@SHONNER]

A second pair of eyes was the best thing that helped me before doing my second draft.

[@avtpro]

Thank you for this expert on this very valuable information.

[@dntliecate]

Thank you for the amazing content❤

[@denisependleton554]

Love her comments. I would love to have her as a consultant. When I can afford her 😊

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

Excellent advice that I definitely needed right now. 😊 Thanks

[@jimjo8541]

She’s my favorite brain on this account. Insightful. To the point. Clear.

[@bigzaymadden]

All hail Shannan! 👏🏾

[@sevenbark]

I love listening to a master talking about their craft.

[@gabrielradovangracabig2664]

wise as always shannan

[@user-zd1jh5zz9n]

Go Shannan you said a mouth full in the first few paragraphs. I forced myself to make a deadline for a contest. It's in consideration for the end of the month. I went and printed out the project and went away from it for over a week. I went back and found a thousand things wrong with it. I now have everything very very close but I'll have to enter it in a different contest. Oh well. It taught me to make sure all future submissions are ready a few weeks before the contest starts or ends. Go back through them and find the tons of things you thought were done and correct. A very good video... Thank you. Film Courage.

[@ShannanEJohnson]

You'll get it next time. 💚

[@phoenixr6811]

Insightful 🤔

[@Wordsley]

These Rock!

[@filmcourage]

Have you ever wrtten a perfect second draft?

[@jerrop]

Hey am a beginner in writing I have a question,,is freelancing a better way to start my career in screenwriting??

[@5Gburn]

Blahhhhhhahhhh I do a *minimum* of 4 or 5 drafts (I don't know if it matters that I write narrative fiction rather than screenplays). My draft quality/effort index/fallout rankings: 1. Titanic 2. Interstellar 3. The Matrix 4. Cabin in the Woods 5. X-Files: I Want to Believe X Sunshine Cleaning 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 7. Die Hard X Rocky Bonus feel-good flick: Groundhog Day (proofreading) If you ever get to a Don't Look Up stage, it's time for a rewrite.

[@concernedcitizen7385]

Great stuff! 😀

[@deadseamonster]

Shannan's back!

[@ericjohnson8326]

As usual cuts through, clarifies and explains It in layman's terms. Awesome as usual.

[@bqgin]

bruh, I've been keeping a story in my head for few years before writing it down and you expect me to forget it all in a week?

[@ShannanEJohnson]

Lol. You'll be surprised how fresh it'll look to you after a week.

[@niecokapikie7476]

I need water and forgiveness for my first draft

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What do you emphasize when working on a second draft?

[@caseyboughton6641]

Structure! Story strength. I usually have somewhat organic / natural dialogue, though sometimes over-written, and punchy, interesting-ish characters. Story logic and momentum, transitions and entertainment drive (keeping reader locked-in, turning the pages, needing to know what happens next & how it's resolved) is what I am fighting for and bushwhacking through in the re-write process. With a machete and a chainsaw, it sometimes fees like.

[@schm00b0]

If you can, get a thrid, fourth, fifth (and so on) set of eyes! More eyes and brains see and will think about stuff, it is better than just you looking at your story. There are no geniuses, whatever anyone says!

[@Storyraymond]

What she said about a Woman being mean to her husband might have nothing to do about him (at least some of the times😂) might have nothing to do with him, hit me. I’ve been thinking about this about me and my wife several times.