tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post113678852775498382..comments2023-12-11T15:35:23.779-08:00Comments on Pulp 2.0: Less Writing, Better WorkCunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1137870847613599572006-01-21T11:14:00.000-08:002006-01-21T11:14:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kelly J. Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616846693843517335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1137167249587824002006-01-13T07:47:00.000-08:002006-01-13T07:47:00.000-08:00"But after I write a treatment and go to script, e..."But after I write a treatment and go to script, entirely new scenes develop, sometimes a new character idea comes - or I collapse a sequence and write a new ending."<BR/><BR/>After that, I usually go through again and mark up the script. Then I revise the treatment/outline again and have that as my guide when I launch into a new rewrite. <BR/><BR/>Great to have you back Philip!Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1137136099330993752006-01-12T23:08:00.000-08:002006-01-12T23:08:00.000-08:00This is a very interesting organizational post. B...This is a very interesting organizational post. But it leaves out the idea of the creative process where part of the creation literally IS the process. I agree with you in the macro sense, your steps are dead on. But after I write a treatment and go to script, entirely new scenes develop, sometimes a new character idea comes - or I collapse a sequence and write a new ending. When I re-write - I have to do it on the script - because the flow, the rhythm of scene length and dialogue - has to be full scene sized or it throws my own sense of the "music" of the writing off. That make any sense? I suppose we all have our different process. <BR/><BR/>As to writers block: it's real, but different than "i'm stuck, let me avoid work". It's a real condition that's psychological. I've seen it in a dear friend. The literal dread of approaching the work, anxiety generated at the idea of having to finish, or a feeling of being overwhelmed by the size of the work that prevents one from going near it. It's intense, and not pretty, and not really what's being discussed here. Hey, like the new look - when did it change? Where have I been?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083325805335312437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1136961628285193872006-01-10T22:40:00.000-08:002006-01-10T22:40:00.000-08:00That kind of writer's block I've never had. Frankl...That kind of writer's block I've never had. Frankly, it's only through discipline that I make myself finish a script before going off to one of the other 100 ideas I've written in my little "idea" file.<BR/><BR/>So I guess I'm kinda lucky I don't have that kind of WB.Aric Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988520977827917569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1136953703707854272006-01-10T20:28:00.000-08:002006-01-10T20:28:00.000-08:00"Aric" - I don't disagree with your idea of going ..."Aric" - I don't disagree with your idea of going back to where you think you went wrong, but what if you haven't written anything?<BR/><BR/>JDC - looking at a first draft is a daunting task. By creating the logline, outline and treatment prior to writing...okay, now I'm repeating myself.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1136929667455272782006-01-10T13:47:00.000-08:002006-01-10T13:47:00.000-08:00I once heard what appears(to me) to be what writer...I once heard what appears(to me) to be what writer's block really is. <BR/><BR/>I don't remember who it was, but they said if you suddenly get writer's block in the middle of the story/script that you're writing, somewhere in the past 10 pages you have written something that is throwing you off.<BR/><BR/>He advised to go back and find where you lost your way--this has saved me a couple of times when I got stuck.Aric Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988520977827917569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1136850398239727742006-01-09T15:46:00.000-08:002006-01-09T15:46:00.000-08:00Writer's block is simply, "I don't know what to do...Writer's block is simply, "I don't know what to do next!" taken to the nth degree. By not making decisions you stall and meander and end up going nowhere. Every writer doesn't "want" to work - they want to have worked. The good writers are the ones who realize they "have to work" in order to "have worked." Working the outlines and treatments - building everything from the ground up instead of bass ackwards - is an easier way to maximize the creativity and the productivity. You remember that Hitchcock always lamented the start of shooting because he had already done all the fun, creative and yes, hard work in the script and storyboarding phases of his pictures. The same rule should apply to writing scripts - it should be the frosting instead of the cake. You've already baked it through the logline, outline and treatment phases.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1136837669091241952006-01-09T12:14:00.000-08:002006-01-09T12:14:00.000-08:00That will be covered in my next post Jutratest.That will be covered in my next post Jutratest.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1136837289978266642006-01-09T12:08:00.000-08:002006-01-09T12:08:00.000-08:00I know writer's block is real, but like baby squir...I know writer's block is real, but like baby squirrels, I've never seen it.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1136836472316622052006-01-09T11:54:00.000-08:002006-01-09T11:54:00.000-08:00I'm great at writing an outline for myself to foll...I'm great at writing an outline for myself to follow (I know how good it will be with the jazz added and can write shorthand to myself), but do you have any advice for those writing outlines for producers/network's to read?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com