One glance, and you are back inside the film.

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Open this every time you sit down. Read Current Goal and Next Critical Step. If they still feel true, open the scene you were last writing. If not, update them in 30 seconds, then open the scene.

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What matters right now

Open your active entry in Projects and read two fields:

• Current Goal, the direction for the week
• Next Critical Step, the one move for today

If either reads as stale, update and keep writing.

Next scenes to write

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Open Scene Breakdown and look for scenes with status Outlined. Those are the ones waiting for you.

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Characters in motion

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Open Character Bible. Check your protagonist's Want and Need. If the scene you are about to write does not touch one of those, ask yourself why the scene exists.

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Your 3 databases

• Projects, current goal, logline, next critical step
• Scene Breakdown, act, conflict, scene purpose
• Character Bible, wants, needs, flaws, arcs

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