Comments on: What Happened to the Inciting Incident? http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/what-happened-to-the-inciting-incident/ Screenwriting Tips from One Writer to Another Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Monica http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/what-happened-to-the-inciting-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-7122 Monica Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:52:54 +0000 http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=241#comment-7122 Toots, 20? Really? I've never seen that in any book. Not sure which books you're reading. Around 25-30 is the act 1 break, so page 20 for the inciting incident is way too late. If your script falls in the 101-107 page range, then I would keep it at 5-7. Otherwise, if your script warrants being longer, you could put it at 10 or so. But, really, from the reader's perspective, keep things clipping along. Toots, 20? Really? I’ve never seen that in any book. Not sure which books you’re reading. Around 25-30 is the act 1 break, so page 20 for the inciting incident is way too late. If your script falls in the 101-107 page range, then I would keep it at 5-7. Otherwise, if your script warrants being longer, you could put it at 10 or so. But, really, from the reader’s perspective, keep things clipping along.

]]> By: Mrtoots http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/what-happened-to-the-inciting-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-6856 Mrtoots Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:35:28 +0000 http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=241#comment-6856 Really? Page 5-7? But all the books say Page 20! At the end of the first act! Page 5??? Really? Page 5-7? But all the books say Page 20! At the end of the first act!

Page 5???

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