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Story and Plot Screenwriting

Tom Vaughan

Lessons from 28 years of professional screenwriting and almost as long teaching it.

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    I have been writing screenplays professionally for 29 years and teaching the subject for nearly as long. Writer of 8 films, including WINCHESTER and others. I also teach at my beloved alma mater, The University of Houston. Go Coogs!

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