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P.D.A.
By: Kevin Jokipii
Tags: Comedy Writing, Sketch, Hello World, Screenwriting, Stupidity

Comedy sketch

by

Kevin Jokipii

INT. LENNY’S BARBER SHOP — DAY

LENNY, 20s, is doing something else on his bucket list. Owning his own barber shop. Lenny is about to cut a woman’s hair. Her name is COURTNEY, 20s.

LENNY

Are you sure you want to do that with your hair?

COURT

Yes, Lenny. I told you a million billion times that this is the look I’ve wanted for a very long time.

LENNY

But I liked your hair just short enough. Shows off that cute puppy dog nose and perfect smile of yours.

COURT

Lenny, don’t make me get up off this damn chair and do it myself. I want it shaved. And I want it shaved now! So shave it good… okay…

LENNY

Okay, if you say so, baby. I mean, Court.

Lenny reluctantly gets the necessary tools to shave Court’s hair. Then rolls his eyes.

COURT

Hurry up, Lenny. I got my own work to do! My own life to live! Is it that hard for people to live their own lives these days? My God.

LENNY

You can at least say please, Court.

Court tries her damndest to calm down.

COURT

Okay, Lenny. I want it bald. I think shave is the expression.

LENNY

I like that expression. But I usually prefer a little bush.

COURT

This is my head, Lenny. I’m pulling the Michael Jordan look. Maybe go hoop somewhere. Hook… Hook… Hook..

Lenny shakes his head.

Suddenly JASON PAXON, 20s, enters the salon. Big curly fro. Court turns around to see who it is. She recognizes Jason immediately. Court and Jason lock eyes. Lenny senses the tension in the room. Awkward.

LENNY

Excuse me, Court, while I go use the bathroom. Pretty please, with a cherry on top?

COURT

It’s restroom, bitch!

LENNY

Yes. I’ll call it the restroom whenever you come in here. So sorry, Court.

Lenny leaves to the restroom. Picks up a nearby Rolling Stone magazine before he leaves with some random female pop star on the cover.

Jason is about to turn around to leave the salon. Court glares at him as he attempts to leave.

COURT

Hey, I know you. Bitch.

Jason stops. Turns around to properly address Court.

JASON

And I know you, bitch?

COURT

Oh yeah… you’re my bitch, bitch!

JASON

I just came here to get a haircut.

COURT

This is my salon. Stay out! I told you this a million billion times…

JASON

But I’m trying to do a new look. My job thinks I have too many locks in my fro. Hook? Hook? Hook?

COURT

Then shave it off! That’s what I’m doing.

JASON

Okay. Okay. I think I get this.

COURT

Good, Mr. Smarty Man.

JASON

How about we call a truce? Right here, right now.

COURT

I’m not ready for a truce, Jason. Not now, not ever. Bitch…

JASON

I’ll shave yours if you shave mine.

Court ponders this. Thinks real hard. A strategic glare in her eyes.

Blackout.
Debate vs Refusal of the Call
By: Miquiel Banks
Tags: Writing Tips, Novel Writing, Screenwriting, Heros Journey, Miquiel Banks

Introduction

After the Call to Adventure happens, the Protagonist’s Ordinary World is thrown off-balance and she must return to balance.

By reacting, she is forced to deal with the complication.

The Protagonist’s reaction, how she’s going to deal with this situation, is the Debate Section, sometimes called the Refusal of the Call.

How Myth works

In a Myth, the Hero (usually) refuses the call because readily accepting Change in your life is a hard thing, very hard.

The Hero, like most humans, does not consider changing and therefore, she “refuses the call.”

Because of this refusal, a MENTOR enters her life to jump-start the Journey.

Refusal of the Call

Because the Protagonist loves her Ordinary World, she refuses to leave this place she calls “home.”

Because of the Call, the Protagonist is given a Complication so pressing that she must stop what she’s doing and deal with this.

Not right now, Yesterday!

As a result, she will usually choose her known (Ordinary World) rather than the unknown (Call to Adventure).

Why Refusal is weak

This has worked for thousands of years and it’s hard for me to say it’s weak, trust me, I already know the sh$$ I’m going to hear about this.

But it’s not a weak beat, I think our phrase for this beat is weak, calling it the Refusal of the Call doesn’t quite capture the ESSENCE of this beat.

Honestly, think about it.

When you have a Complication in your life, do you refuse the complication or do you deal with it?

Debate

And how do you deal with a Complication?

You debate ways to solve it, to avoid it, and you choose the best way with the information you have on hand right now.

NOTE: That’s why screenwriters love Dilemmas because it’s such an extraordinary event, the Debate section can hold the audience’s attention for half and sometimes, the entire length of a film.

And the format is the same: the Protagonist debates between two choices, make sense?

Why Debate works

By calling this beat a Debate, it opens you to bringing richer material in your Story Design.

With richness, you bring dynamic and diversified ways of Story Design and capturing the imagination of your reader, your audience, and many times, even yourself!

Conclusion

Like the Moral Premise argument, using the Refusal of the Call only deals with half of the problem.

Sometimes, the Hero decides to accept the call.

Therefore, we just “skip” the beat, that’s not working for me and that’s shallow Story Design.

By incorporating both sides, you clarify the beat in an efficient term.

Debate.

Use it and it will bring your stories dynamic power and diversity!
3 Most Important Steps To Writing A Screenplay — Phil Hawkins
Tags: Creative Writing, Writing, Writer, Writing Tips, Screenwriting

Film Courage: What’s the first step for writing a screenplay?

Phil Hawkins, Writer/Director: The first step is usually an idea of plot or story. I don’t really start with a character. I admire people that do that. But I’m very much like Stanislavski, kind of outside-in-kind of thing — find the shoes and then you’ll find the person as opposed to the other way around kind of thing if that makes sense. So I have an idea or a concept or a story I want to tell and in writing it I find the characters, I find the story and then when I know that it’s working whether that’s on an outline perspective or whether it’s in a draft perspective or whether it’s draft one or draft ten, when the characters suddenly start doing things I don’t want them to do then I know I’ve got the characters right…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).

Related videos:

What Should A Screenwriter Know Before Writing A Screenplay? — Erik Bork

Three Biggest Mistakes New Screenwriters Make by Dr. Ken Atchity

Day One Of Writing A New Screenplay by Mark Sanderson

5 Common Mistakes New Screenwriters Make by Eric Edson

First Step In Writing A Screenplay by UCLA Professor Richard Walter
Stop Dreaming About Someone Else’s Creative Life
By: Andrew Barbot
Tags: Career Advice, Writing Tips, Productivity, Screenwriting, Creativity

Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash

Hello, career? Are you out there?

One of my favorite pastimes is researching the lives of writers and comedy people I admire. Tracing the paths of someone else’s journey can be so inspirational and oddly comforting.

Because I want to see how they did it. I want the How-To steps for a successful career. I’m one of those weirdos who loves putting together IKEA furniture because you have to follow instructions.

Give. Me. The. Steps.

Guy Raz’s podcast How I Built This explores this idea of what makes a successful career (spoiler: resilience and some luck). Each episode he does a deep dive interview with the founders of famous companies into their histories, successes, and failures.

But while it is helpful to look to others to see how they did it, ultimately it’s up to you to figure out your way.

Musician Jonathan Coulton sums it up perfectly in this interview:

“…And that’s another trap for creative people, is to say, “I want to be that guy. I want to have that guy’s creative life.” You never will. You’re always just going to have your creative life, and the trick is learning what that is, and allowing yourself to be that person.

All to often I’ll find myself trying to emulate exactly how someone I admired did it.

If they wrote a heightened spec, I’ll write a heightened spec. If they draw on certain influences, I’ll make them my influences. Made their name posting silly songs on YouTube? Now I gotta do it. Big on Twitter? Maybe I’ll try and be big on Twitter too.

I’ve written before about my first steps toward shaping my identity as a writer. Part of that has been figuring out where I “slot-in.”

Hollywood loves types. My Canadian friend says it best: “Americans can only handle you being three things, so pick three and stick to them.”

But in searching for those types, I look for types to emulate. And that becomes restrictive. And unrealistic. And it doesn’t serve me as an artist.

Because the truth is when we subsume others’ identities it is often because we lack our own.

The process for figuring out who I am as an artist and writer has been a daunting task for me. I don’t like thinking about myself like that. It feels pretentious. Self-serving. Fake.

But it has been necessary to suss out who I am and what my creative life is all about. For business and creative reasons, sure, but most importantly just for me.

It’s great if someone else’s story and career path resonates. It’s still their story.

You need to cultivate your own creative life. It will be far more valuable to you than someone else’s.
Writing A Screenplay That Will Sell — Zach Zerries
Tags: Creative Writing, Writing, Writer, Writing Tips, Screenwriting

Film Courage: Let’s take that same student who came to you and said “Zach I want to know how to write a script that is going to sell.” How would you talk to them about working the craft of writing? How would you guide them?

Zach Zerries, Screenwriter/Author: I would speak to them asking What’s the idea? What’s the pitch? How are you going to sell this to me? Because again screenwriting is selling. You’re not only representing the product (the product that you’re writing), you’re representing yourself in a lot of ways especially when you get out there and you start pitching and you go on meetings. The craft…I mean books like go read Syd Field, read Blake Snyder’s books, read William Goldman’s books. Just try to get every screenwriting book you can and then read scripts, read 10–20 scripts before you actually sit down to start writing, just getting a sense to go about it and how. Again read 10 Oscar-winning screenplays. Read Tarantino, read Alan Ball, read Brian Helgeland, Robert Towne, Francis Ford Coppola. I would say just read all of the great scripts. Herman Mankiewicz…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).

Related videos:

Advice To Screenwriters About Selling The First Screenplay

Writing A Screenplay For The Market (And It Worked!) — Peter Dukes

How Markus Redmond Wrote His First Script In 3 Weeks And Sold It To A Hollywood Studio
Finale vs Climax
By: Miquiel Banks
Tags: Climax, Novel Writing, Screenwriting, Finale, Miquiel Banks

Introduction

Climax.

If you’ve read any books on writing, regardless of the industry (Screenwriting, Novel Writing, Short Story Writing, etc.), then you’ve heard this term.

Climax.

We all know what it means:

The Final Battle

The Last Stand

But the problem with this beat is our misunderstanding of what it means.

The Climax is an extended beat, not a Sequence.

This is the most important point that must be emphasized.

The Climax is an extended beat, not a Sequence.

It’s PART of a Sequence.

How Tradition works

Because of a Patriarchal enslavement of society, the term Climax has dominated much of our literature.

But that’s okay, we’re moving past that trash right now.

This is a subjective term, if you don’t like it, use another one.

Remember, the words you use to describe your Story Blocks and your Story Design will affect your psyche.

Does Climax work for you?

Climax

Climax.

The Apex.

This is what your story has been building up to.

Blah, Blah, Blah.

Let’s get it right and state it simply.

The Climax is the Final Battle between Protagonist and Antagonist, that’s it.

Make sense?

Why Climax is weak

This is weak because it forces you to build your story to this SCENE instead of focusing on the SEQUENCE.

When you write your stories using Sequences, it provides a deeper balance and an incredible rhythm, a soothing melody for your Story Design.

By focusing only on Climax, you take yourself from using Sequences and writing for Scenes.

Counter Argument

But the problem is that in your Story Design MB, you show the purpose of organization is writing scenes, isn’t that right?

This is true, but you do not initially work on scenes, you work on sequences.

By putting scenes in sequences, you understand where everything goes.

When you write your stories focusing on the Climax, you skip the sequences and as a result, you may get lost….

I always ask, is it worth the risk of making your story malnutritious?

Finale

Now, we’re getting to the good stuff.

The Finale.

Stretch out your arms and release, you’re in the right place.

Now, when we look at Climax in its Sequence, we now understand its purpose and its place.

Think about this, by shuffling around the Climax with the other scenes in the Finale, you may even find a better way of Story Design.

Why Finale works

This benefit alone is worth using the Finale Approach instead of writing for the Climax.

And guess what, it’s just like Life.

The one person you thought you loved (Climax), what if you discover that another scene is your soulmate?

Don’t run from this, deal with it.

You’ve written yourself and boxed yourself in to the Climax and now you realize, it’s not the right scene!

Don’t you hate it when that happens?

Conclusion

It’s not hard, just more efficient.

Instead of writing for a Scene, write for a Sequence.

Finale.

Use it and watch your Story Design get sexier!
Page One: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010)
By: Scott Myers
Tags: Screenplay, Screenwriting, Film, Movies, Cinema

Screenplay by Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright, graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley

The movie version of the scene:

It flopped in terms of box office revenues, but whatever. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. So much fun.

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

For more Page One posts, go here.

You may follow the daily conversation on Twitter as I cross-post there: @GoIntoTheStory.
A Reboot Of ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ Is Coming to Disney+
By: Zach Perilstein
Tags: News, Disney Plus, Screenwriting, Film, Disney

A Reboot Of ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ Is Coming to Disney+

Disney is in early development on a reboot to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Now you may be shocked that a film that is from 2014 is already receiving a reboot. The reboot is in the early stages of development.

The reboot’s plot is currently unknown and it is unclear if it will adapt story elements from Judith Viorst's children’s book which was the basis for the 2014 film. Screenwriter Matt Lopez will be penning the script and the story will be about a multigenerational Latinx family. Lopez is also working on a Father of The Bride reboot for Warner Bros. from the perspective of a Latinx family.

21 Laps and Jim Henson Company, who produced the 2014 film, will return as producers. The film will be developed for Disney+. As for Lopez, this will mark a return to Disney. Lopez began his career in Disney’s Writing Program. Lopez has also written three films for Disney; Bedtime Stories, Race to Witch Mountain, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

This marks another new film in development for Disney+.

Zach Perilstein is the Editor-in-Chief of the Boardwalk Times
Day 8 … One on One With Poetry. Love: Writing Poetry feels like a…
By: Isha A Poet
Tags: Poetry, Relationships, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Poetry On Medium

Love: Writing Poetry feels like a chore. There’s days where I stare at my pad like a child glaring at their homework with resentment. But there’s moments where the words fill me like a tidal wave. When I am already drowning in the tank of life. Trying to perform magic tricks of daily tasks of motherhood and being a poet. And you can guess which one wins. Motherhood. The times when….

Poetry: Wait wait wait just wait. That’s what you want to talk about? How its chore to write for me? About me?

Love: I didn't say that, don’t put words in my mouth!

Poetry: How could I? Even when I tried you wouldn’t write the words I’d want you to. You can’t find the emotions that I encapsulated into words for you. You can’t find the meaning in anything I say to you. I gave you my words my feelings. My emotions- Me!

Love: Why are you so angry? Because the love that had my life transfixed on poetry has gone astray. That filled my life with permanent ink stains on my hands and fingertips. Constantly carrying a book incase a moment inspired me, constantly isolating myself. Even in a group because the need for you to be present took a hold of me. Like a personality that comes forth and takes control like Bruce Banner and The Hulk.

Poetry: You never objected. Never once hit pause from those hypnotising sessions where we could write 3 or 4 pieces. You didn’t mind writing my every pain or sorrow. The things that hurt the most that I shouldn’t have shared. That I would have to relive again and again. Reciting them back to me, never once said this is too much. When you were setting the table with my misfortunes to calculate the amount of feedback or clout you were trying to conjure.

Love: You are hurt but ….

Poetry: Hurt? No, I am wounded. Like a defenceless creature slaughtered and hung on display as another trophy. A mythical being lost in the pages of time that no one will believe in. A fairy tale told to sleepy innocent hearts that are just stories with no meaning. That is what I am to you. Scribbles on a piece of paper that will be thrown away. Fighting against time to be remembered. And eventually I’ll be a relic. A piece of forgotten in history. The mystery of what art sounds like. Even with all the pain and suffering. Through the years of upset and disorder. There was always you. Love.

Sincerely Yours.

Isha A Poet xx
Living the Life of an Electron
By: Miquiel Banks
Tags: Blogging, Innovation, Novel Writing, Screenwriting, Miquiel Banks

We’re going past the masks of society, especially the normal ones.

Past the class, past the castes, past the colors, past the religions, past the culture, past ethnicities, and past the introvert/extrovert argument.

Now, down at the primal arena of life, we can actually “SEE” reality.

And at this level, we can see ourselves as we are, not as we wish, nor as our families wish, and definitely not what society encourages.

And though we come down the rabbit hole on different sides, it’s the same down here.

I come as a Story Alchemist, some come as Mythologists, some come as Storytellers, some come as Engineers, some come as Shamans, others come as Avatars.

But down here, we’re all the same.

Electrons!

We weave and push our way throughout the universal space, watching the birth of galaxies, the potpourri colors of star clusters, or the advancement of advanced souls cruising in astral projection.

And what we see amazes us, it’s simply amazing how the beauty of the microscopic is the pinnacle of the macroscopic.

And we do what our souls tell us to do — go share!

And when we go back to share, we return and the protons and neutrons are clustered together, this is obviously some social event.

When we arrive, we change the molecular structure of the nucleus and we are shunned.

And we hear the same things we hear on TV.

How dare you change our world?

How dare you make us carbon instead of hydrogen?

And after being scorned, we leave like bumblebees, in search of another resting place to find divine nectar, which is simply being accepted.

And that’s how things go for Electrons in the Microcosm.

We change the structures of social places, making them stronger, better, and more efficient.

And we are met with challenges and difficulties, and many times, we are never appreciated.

And in the words of Tehuti, we must respect the law.

As below, so above.

So if you’re experiencing turmoil, pain, disrespect, and disdain, do not give in to the pressure.

Just remember that, as an Electron and as a bee, it is your DUTY to spread the love and ensure symbiosis continues, with or without approval from the protons and neutrons.

Good Luck living your Electrical Life!
Day 9 …. The Inevitable. Anger: So now you come to me, for what…
By: Isha A Poet
Tags: Poetry, Relationships, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Poetry On Medium

Anger: So now you come to me, for what? To tell me how I’ve done wrong said wrong been mistaken. It’s like a rerun of Friends rewatching old episodes there’s nothing new. Ross will never get over Rachel & Joey still won’t share food. I’m always to blame always the villian. Because I am Anger, the rage the fire the furnace. The Ying of happiness and Yang of Love. I always have fingers pointing at me taking aim. Target practice forgetting there’s four more point right back at yourself. Forgetting that you took advantage of me and then tampered with me. Placing me on the bottom of the roster.

Poetry: Why would I call you? When I all I get from you is passive aggressive charming witty spell binding mystic bullshit. You filled me with a hate I never knew I had. The type of hate that makes Luke turn to the Dark side. The type of hate that has me dreaming of your demise. Dreaming of ways I could execute my pain, taking slices out of Chocolate. Piecing you back to like a broken art piece. You made me forget me, you obliterated my memories . It was amnesia I couldn’t recollect how I came to this place. How I was wandering aimlessly through the ruins and forgotten cities. Forgetting what I was. Am I an entity, a forgotten species. Disregarding who I was before you came into my life. Yes it was empty, I didn’t have a lot just a few soft furnishings. Didn’t have that spark, the fire that now burns everything and everyone. I live in the flames in every flicker and burst I am there. Reelingon what you had said or done that left a scorch mark on my soul. A branding that wasn’t meant for me. You have burnt the very foundations of my being, you broke the columns of my heart. Torched the sketches of me.

Anger: Mother always said you shouldn’t play with fire if you didn’t want to get hurt. Don’t poke the bear out of hiberation. Don’t try to tame the beast when it’s already devoured its past masters.

Poetry: I never tried to tame you. I opened my arms under the fire of your arrows, like the 300. I was ready to lay my life down for you. But you had laced your weapons with poison.

Anger: No wait a minute.

Poetry: No I’m not finished. You left me at my most vulnerable, left me to pick up the pieces of our picture. That were faded and torn. Crumpled in a box of what was passion. The sentiment had gone, had lost the tangible sense of love. You had diminished the very fibre of everything you ever gave to me. You tored the thread that tied our souls together. You were the weak link that broke the chain that anchored out ships together. You separated us, we are just two ships passing each other in the night. The master and his servant. The musician and his backup singers. The teacher and his student. The glove and the hand. The mother and her child. The Love and the Hate. The Poet and the poem. The inevitable always happens. One always leaves the other behind.

Sincerely Yours

Isha A Poet xxx
Day 7.5 …. Poetry Anonymous Meeting.
By: Isha A Poet
Tags: Self Improvement, Poetry, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Poetry On Medium

Hi Group. I’m Passion

Group: Hi Passion.

Passion: So I’ve been inactive for a week. I know it’s not a lot of time. I’m usually ablaze. Radiating like the Sun flares. I shine bright. So aluminise that I burn those around me. Like the Phoenix I do not just burst into flames and set my soul on fire. To rise again from the ashes. I skald those around me, in the designated area that are fire proof. Storm proof, hurricane proof, me proof. But they enter. Or are there by circumstance, like my old partners. Who loved the fire within me, but hated the after effects. You know like when you drink too much you have a hangover. Well when ignite, I usually singe everything around me. And I notice he takes the flare, takes the hit from my fire that leaves holes in his armour.

Poetry: But wait you have to tell the whole story….

Passion: God damn it Poetry. Why do you have to interfere?

Poetry: Well explain it truthfully then…

Passion: Oh here she goes again …

Poetry: Well… I thought so. So what happened was… She didn’t want to write no more. Didn’t want to be with me and decided she wanted to take leave. And ended the connection we had which was me. Poetry. The only thing we had was the pain. From love gone wrong. Nearly going right. Nope you was wrong. Your emotionally stability to instability. Your religious belief to disbielf. But you stopped. Stopped putting pen to paper. Finger to tablet. To your keyboard. Seems like someone forgot who they needed to call. You left me hanging, waiting by the phone. Hoping you would call and whisper sweet painful memories to me.

Passion: You see, this is why I don’t write anymore. I can’t write about how everything is fuked up. Of how lonely and sad the world has made us the minority. That we are part of a statistic that have had their heartbroken too much. I don’t want to do it.

Therapist: Then why are you here?

Sincerely Your

Isha A Poet xx
Thank you. Your generosity is wonderful.
By: Lennie Varvarides
Tags: Creative Writing, Motivation, Education, Screenwriting, Goals

Thank you. Your generosity is wonderful.
Page One: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ (1968)
By: Scott Myers
Tags: Screenplay, Screenwriting, Film, Movies, Cinema

Written for the screen by Roman Polanski, novel by Ira Levin

Written in 1967 and apart from a three-line parenthetical, it reads like it could have been written today. Lean, clean, and tight scene description.

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

For more Page One posts, go here.

You may follow the daily conversation on Twitter as I cross-post there: @GoIntoTheStory.
Why We Write: Tim Jackson
By: Kate Hagen
Tags: Writing, Screenwriting, Why We Write, Film, The Black List

We write because we’re lonely. I mean, that’s the reason someone can sit down and spend weeks, months, maybe even years getting wrapped up in a fictional world of their own creation, right? Most people don’t do that.

Maybe this isn’t applicable to everyone. But at least in my experience, it holds true.

If I’m going to be honest, I often feel alone. Even in rooms filled with loved ones, I rarely feel comfortable. Even as a kid. Especially as a kid.

After my parents’ divorce, I started spending more time with my uncle. It was my uncle who really fueled my passion for film. It was when we spent time together that I never felt alone.

There’s an entire world of people out there right now that have never heard of half the movies that the audience of an article like this will discuss. Those were the movies my uncle introduced me to. I will never forget when he told me we were going to watch a couple foreign films. I didn’t want to read subtitles. Why would I want to do that?

Those two movies turned out to be BATTLE ROYALE and OLDBOY. After that day, I was insatiable.

In sixth grade, I wrote this throwaway short story for Ms. Fischer’s creative writing class for an easy A. She loved it. Every week, she had a new prompt for me to work on.

Ms. Fischer. Ms. Mendes. Ms. Dash. Mr Rader. Mr. Vicari. Mr. Andreassi. Mrs. DiResta. Mr. Mouzon. I could not have asked for a better support system if I tried.

I had teachers in my corner supporting my writing. I had friends who were excited about my writing. And I had my uncle, who had started my love for film. Slowly, that loneliness began to disappear. It’s quieter now.

In 2019, I finished my first script. It was an accident, to be honest. I had some contest feedback that was affirming. I had some friends and family that loved it. But what about my uncle? If I sold this script tomorrow and it kickstarted a life-changing career, but my uncle was unimpressed? It meant nothing to me.

He loved it.

I also met a guy who would grow to become one of my closest friends, bonding in part over a mutual feeling of loneliness. Names like Tarantino and Scorsese mean nothing to him. So I dragged him with me to the theaters for a double feature: PARASITE and JOJO RABBIT. As we left, I recognized my childhood wonder on his face.

So why do we write? If you’re the type to get lost creating your own worlds and stories with your own characters, you have probably at one point in your life, if not currently, felt alone. You remember how that felt. You remember when you discovered your passion for these stories.

Deep down, you want nothing more than to provide someone with the same escape that someone else had provided you.
On Writing
By: Scott Myers
Tags: Creative Writing, Writing, Writing Tips, Fiction, Screenwriting

“Writers must labor from a vague feeling, usually some large, old emotion, and in so laboring, come to understand the qualities of that feeling, and the source of it, and the reason they still feel it. That effort is practiced in a place typically insulated from even the idea of publication, and it depends upon a combination of exerting and relaxing one’s will over the writing.

— Sarah Manguso

Via AdviceToWriters

For 100s of On Writing posts, go here.
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By: Mehdi Rad
Tags: Cosmetic, Store, Online Shopping, Perfume

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