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The First Draft: Steps 13-15

Don't Forget The Promise of the Premise!

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jen harrington
Oct 29, 2025
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We’re gonna talk about something I call The Promise of the Premise today and so I thought maybe we should start by looking at a movie that…

TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY FULFILLS THAT PROMISE.

JUST LOOK AT THIS TRAILER!

IT PROMISES AND THE MOVIE DELIVERS!

God, I love that movie.

Welcome to the next installment of The First Draft Series!

If you haven’t gone through the previous posts yet, make sure you go back and do those first:

The First Draft: Steps 1-3

The First Draft: Steps 4-6

The First Draft: Steps 7-9

The First Draft: Steps 10-12

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Here’s what we’re getting into today:

Step 13:

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