“The final aim of an academic project, for example, is not just a complete text but a book proposal that includes chapter summaries, a one hundred-word abstract, and a one-sentence distillation of the whole project. The final aim of a screenwriter is not just a complete typescript but may also include a one-minute pitch, a ten-minute pitch, storyboards, reels, and a synopsis of the arc of the story (opening, inciting incident, first act break, midpoint reversal, second act break, and climax). Writing a life story tends to be overwhelming unless we work on telling the story both in brief and at length: a few sentences, a few pages, a few dozen pages, and a few hundred pages.” (Literary Hub, Five Steps to a Better Writing Process)
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