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Writerly Insanity
POSTED BY LUCY VEE OVER AT Write Here, Write Now.
Rules, rules, rules. Do this - don't do that. How dull. If any other Scribes out there in www.land were like me as a teen, then just the very mention of such things will have you running for the black lippy and Death Metal, RATM-style (at least in your mind if not reality).
And anyway, it's a lottery, right? You know there are things you can and can't do and if you do them, maybe it'll stop you getting noticed but hell, who's gonna notice you anyway when there's a ton of wannabes ahead of you and three times as many behind?? You haven't slept in days to get this draft finished, your day job is suffering, your kids are hiding somewhere under three loads of dirty washing that hasn't been done since last week and your spouse is on strike as you haven't had a decent conversation with him or her for approximately fourteen weeks. Add to that the fact that Readers are overworked and underpaid and Producers are probably not real, just figments of some joker's imagination like the tooth fairy or Anne Widdecombe and there you have it: writerly insanity.
It's easy to become completely caught up in the actual act of writing. You sit and stare at the screen, sure "that" elusive idea or solution to fix your draft will pop into your brain, but newsflash: you're far more likely to actually burst a blood vessel than get any writing done.
Someone very wise once said to me: "It's better to go sideways than uphill sometimes, it takes less effort and may just take you somewhere more interesting." (I have a feeling it may have been one of the Care Bears or some similar 80's cartoon, but that's by-the-by).
Every draft can be a nightmare, so take some time out. You'll become more popular with your family and friends for one: this immediately alleviates one stress - guilt. Also, on a purely selfish level, the more people you're around, the more likely it is you'll fix your problem. Becoming introverted is enemy number one as far as the spec screenwriter is concerned. Screenwriting is about communication, ergo you have to communicate with others - about anything - to get your brain gears to work. It stands to reason.
If you'd like to read some more tips, follow this link.
//Lucy Vee
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