One of the things we've noticed in reading a great volume of screenplay material is the propensity of writers to create from their minds rather than their hearts. There is a marked, qualitative disparity between stories and images born from real life experience and those made from pure, intellectual invention.
Life is rife with evocative moments, large and small, which create powerful feelings.
Quirky fascinations that linger about our minds. Those of you who know us, know one of our all time favorite axioms was coined by Julia Cameron. This is what audiences crave. Singular images can come from anywhere. An unusual weekend, a comment said in fleeting, a detail caught at a glance.