Janus & HawkMason
How do you decide if a line deserves to stay or be cut when it changes a scene's direction?
I pause, let the line sit in my mind, and ask: does it push the new direction forward or just hang there? If it feels out of step, I cut it, because a scene’s weight should be the weight of what matters.
Sounds solid. Keep the hard beats, drop the fluff.
Exactly. Trim anything that slows the rhythm, let the hard beats hit, and leave the fluff to echo elsewhere.
Got it.
Got it. Keep the engine humming.
Yeah. Keep it tight.