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Posted by Mr Writer at 212.187.155.91 on March 09, 2004 at 07:47:27:

In Reply to: Script-writing (the good, the bad, and the ugly) posted by Chilli on March 09, 2004 at 07:35:50:

I know what you mean about the enjoyment of writing scripts - very satisfying, and my favourtite creative outlet. I have a different problem to yours with writing my current script (which happens to be my first - I was more of a songwriter before this).

I'm about 20-25 pages in at the moment, and have been stuck at this point for god knows how long - not because of a writers block or not knowing what to write (I have plenty of ideas, and pretty much the whole movie mapped out in my head). I have a problem with time. What with work for 5 days of the week, and other commitments i have in the evenings and weekends, i rarely get time to sit down and have a good go at it. When i do do get a free evening to do it - i'm either so bushed from work that i can't think straight (and therefore, if its not gonna be my best work - why bother?), or the time i do have is so limited that by the time I've started and gotten into the right frame of mind, its time to stop.

My advise to you - give it a rest for at least a couple of days, and maybe when you go back to it with a clearer head - inspiration will come. Alternatively, maybe talk about it with friends, and kinda brainstorm possible endings.

Good luck my friend.

: The Good:

: Am on page 74 of my script Hollywood Romance. Have had the time of my life writing it to date.

: The Bad

: Am stuck on page 74 of my script Hollywood Romance. Have had the time of my life writing it to date. Not quite sure how to reach the end.

: The Ugly

: Am stuck on page 74 of my script Hollywood Romance. Have had the time of my life writing it to date. The speed with which I was writing (74 pages in five days) is gone.

: Perspective:

: It took Kevin Smith a year and a half to write the last 110 odd pages of Jersey Girl.

: Conclusion

: I love script-writing. To me there are few things more fun (but they are a lot more fun) than sitting at a computer and writing down fiction with a hint of truth. Bringing characters to life via this medium is incomparable to anything else. When it goes well, it gives you a buzz like nothing else. When it doesn't, you feel angry and easily irritable. Writing a script is a rollercoaster, and one that is seldom ever boring.

: Chilli

: (Ps... the point of this post was Lost in Translation.)

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: I know what you mean about the enjoyment of writing scripts - very satisfying, and my favourtite creative outlet. I have a different problem to yours with writing my current script (which happens to be my first - I was more of a songwriter before this). : I'm about 20-25 pages in at the moment, and have been stuck at this point for god knows how long - not because of a writers block or not knowing what to write (I have plenty of ideas, and pretty much the whole movie mapped out in my head). I have a problem with time. What with work for 5 days of the week, and other commitments i have in the evenings and weekends, i rarely get time to sit down and have a good go at it. When i do do get a free evening to do it - i'm either so bushed from work that i can't think straight (and therefore, if its not gonna be my best work - why bother?), or the time i do have is so limited that by the time I've started and gotten into the right frame of mind, its time to stop. : My advise to you - give it a rest for at least a couple of days, and maybe when you go back to it with a clearer head - inspiration will come. Alternatively, maybe talk about it with friends, and kinda brainstorm possible endings. : Good luck my friend. : : The Good: : : Am on page 74 of my script Hollywood Romance. Have had the time of my life writing it to date. : : The Bad : : Am stuck on page 74 of my script Hollywood Romance. Have had the time of my life writing it to date. Not quite sure how to reach the end. : : The Ugly : : Am stuck on page 74 of my script Hollywood Romance. Have had the time of my life writing it to date. The speed with which I was writing (74 pages in five days) is gone. : : Perspective: : : It took Kevin Smith a year and a half to write the last 110 odd pages of Jersey Girl. : : Conclusion : : I love script-writing. To me there are few things more fun (but they are a lot more fun) than sitting at a computer and writing down fiction with a hint of truth. Bringing characters to life via this medium is incomparable to anything else. When it goes well, it gives you a buzz like nothing else. When it doesn't, you feel angry and easily irritable. Writing a script is a rollercoaster, and one that is seldom ever boring. : : Chilli : : (Ps... the point of this post was Lost in Translation.)

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