This Creative Spark series from the Academy is so fun to watch. You get to see inside the homes and offices of some of the top screenwriters working today, and get a feel for their process and how they approach their writing each day. It’s nice to see these pros struggle with the same stuff … Continue reading A Few Videos to Watch During a Break from Writing
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What to Read this Week: Links for Writers
Here's a roundup of articles relevant to writers. 1. The Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship's submission period just opened. Here's an interview with the Executive Director answering every question you could ever have about it. Plus, she's incredibly encouraging about the whole process. 2. Awards season scripts are available online now 3. Chuck Palahniuk implores writers to delete "thought" verbs from their … Continue reading What to Read this Week: Links for Writers
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Geoff LaTulippe’s Six Week Spec Challenge!
A few weeks ago, I decided to apply for screenwriter, Geoff LaTulippe’s Six Week Spec challenge. Here's the challenge in Geoff’s own words: “Starting 1 September 2014 – professional duties allowing, I’m going to begin writing the first draft of a brand new spec screenplay. I’m giving myself six weeks to complete it. I want you … Continue reading Geoff LaTulippe’s Six Week Spec Challenge!
Quote of the Fey
"Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you're the boss. Or they won't. Who cares? Do your thing, and don't care if they like it." Tina Fey, Bossypants
Do you allow yourself time to just think?
"Some people are scared of putting space in their calendar to think. Our calendars are symbols of how much we're getting done, so leaving some of that precious space 'empty' for thinking feels wasteful. Yet the most productive people I know aren't in meetings all day. They rarely declare anything 'urgent.' They attend only the … Continue reading Do you allow yourself time to just think?
QOTD
"Art itself can warp the artist, I think. The process involves a public exposure of what may be deeply private, and criticism can feel like a review not of mere work but of the artist’s inner life. This turns some into egoists or recluses or both. Yet while painters or musicians don’t necessarily have to … Continue reading QOTD
The Dialogue: Learning from the Masters
A few years ago, the owner of theOffice, Aleks Horvat, produced a series of in depth interviews with some of today's most successful screenwriters and released them on DVD. Now, for the first time ever, they are available on Youtube in full. The interviews are over an hour long and provide incredible insight into what … Continue reading The Dialogue: Learning from the Masters
QOTD
“[It's]a question I’m obsessed with: Why don’t people work hard when it’s in their best interest to do so? The (short) answer is that it’s really risky to work hard, because then if you fail you can no longer say that you failed because you didn’t work hard. It’s a form of self-protection…" via Malcolm … Continue reading QOTD
Too Sick to Write?
Last week I was pretty sick. Sick enough that I skipped work and stared at the TV all day long without a shred of guilt. Sick enough that I tried to do some stretches on my living room floor and woke up down there two hours later from a very nice nap. Sick enough that … Continue reading Too Sick to Write?
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