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Want to take a break from writing sceenplays?
Why not have a go at writing some short stories? Have a go at turning one of your scripts into a novel, or even a short story? Consider taking a scene from one of your scripts and turning it into a short story? Try something completely different for a change!
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Deadpool' took seven years to get to the motion picture screen, and I use that as my measurement. That tested me and my patience more than anything I could've imagined because the screenplay was so good." Set yourself some writing goals. Quality should always trump quantity. 11 - 12 Months
I read a few of those books on how to write a screenplay, but, just like I told you with the school thing, once again, most of those books are written by someone who’s never written a good script. You look at the writer’s credits and they’ve written one episode of The Golden Girls or something. People who write good scripts, write scripts. They don’t write books about writing scripts.” 12 weeks give or take. Enough time to get this feature rewrite done. Pages written so far: 98 Finished for now. 27/4/2019 Pilot. 16 weeks give or take. Enough time to get a first draft written. Just need to figure out the story. Not too difficult then. Pages written so far: 59, 1st draft. Rough draft. Vomit draft. 27/6/2019 Pilot 16 weeks give or take. First draft. Just need to figure out the story. Not too difficult then. Pages written so far: 59, 1st Draft. 22/8/2019 Pilot 14 weeks give or take. FIrst Draft. Last project of the year. Pages written so far: 57, 1st Draft 12/09/2019 Pilot Final project of the year. Pages written: 54, 1st Draft 17/11/2019 Rewriting 14 weeks give or take. December 19th Yippee!  It's been a while since I've seen one of these. You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. When it comes to writing.
I don't think there's any one way of doing it. But if you're considering having a go at writing a pilot or two. Or more. This might help. This is the way I do it. And may be the reason why I watch so much TV. You can read all the books on writing, but I personally think the best way is to do this. 1. Get your hands on some pilot scripts. There are plenty of them on the internet. After watching so many TV shows this year, I wish the streaming services and networks would release the pilot scripts for them. Not sure if that's possible, but it would be awesome. There'll be a list of some pilots that you should definitely read below. 2. Once you have a number of these pilot scripts. Ten would be a good number to start with. DON'T READ THEM YET. 3. Find where these series are being shown. Streaming services. Networks. Or you could just buy them on Blu-ray. Then watch them. 4. Then read the relevant pilot script. 5. Look at how the story unfolds on the page, then compare the script to how the action and dialogue unfolds on the screen. 6. Look at the act breaks. Does the show have a TEASER? How many acts does the show have? Is it four or five acts? Do they stick a tag on the end? How long are the scenes? How many scenes are in an act? 7. But the most important questions for me personally? Does the pilot hold your interest? Are the characters interesting? Are the characters asking questions at the end of the pilot? Is the storyline interesting? How are the characters introduced? Is the story familiar, but also different to what you've watched before? 8. What type of series is this? A limited series with a limited number of epsiodes. Is this idea one that will last for more than one season? There are plenty of pilot scripts, but these are good ones to check out. Watch pilot. Read script. Watch pilot. Break them down.
Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing. MORPHEUS Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?  Reread, rewrite, reread, rewrite. If it still doesn’t work, throw it away. FERRIS Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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