I’ve just come to the end of drafting my screenplay: after a few revisions here and there, I’ll be sending it out to beta readers.

It’s been an enjoyable process and I’m looking forward to rewriting, especially because during this draft I came across a particular narrative line I didn’t plan for and want to explore further in future drafts.

In discovering this narrative, I had veered away from the scene by scene outline I’d put together: I wonder, without this outline providing a frame to work in, would I have been able to do so?

In any case, having an outline made this finding this plot line possible and when writing future drafts, I will put more effort into this stage. Having a detailed base to build from has been the most beneficial aspect of writing this screenplay.