Screenwriters spend endless hours crafting dialogue, tweaking characters, and refining scenes—but one critical storytelling tool often gets overlooked: slug lines (or scene headers). These little lines hold secret power. Used well, they can drastically improve pacing, clarity, and visual storytelling.
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