The unwritten part of the page - short paragraphs and lean lines that make a script read fast.
White space is a screenplay's pacing dial. Dense block paragraphs read slow and signal an overwritten draft; short action lines with air between them pull the eye down the page at something like the film's own tempo.
The working rule: if an action paragraph runs past four lines, something in it is waiting to be cut or split.
Plan with 30+ story frameworks, write your screenplay or novel, and let Quill coach every beat - it guides and never writes. Free account, no card.
