This is brief, but fascinating. Oddly, my technique is similar. So, here's hoping for success.
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Great share, Bill McCormick. That's what I do (minus the legal pad), and I get a first draft done in about 2 weeks. Thanks for sharing.
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So good. Succinct and a relatable way of getting to the main point - just get it done. Getting started is the hardest part and putting pressure or parameters on it will only make it harder.
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Yes, Bill McCormick, great share. Stallone is often overlooked as a screenwriter. My process now comes close to this but in the beginning I felt like I needed to get the first draft at 80%+ perfection. In part because I had the story mapped out in my mind for several weeks beforehand, and in part because if what I wrote read like rubbish day in and day out during the initial draft then it was like listening to an out of tune piano recital, which left me deflated and uninspired. Fortunately, while there is always room for improvement, I've worked through most of this.
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Ty Strange you are talking to a guy who once burned 80,000 words because of continuity error. We all have our demons.
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So true, Bill McCormick, so true.
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Great post and agree it's best to just do it!
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Awesome advice. Simple yet so effective on many levels. Stallone is such a talent and it’s often overlooked. Thanks for the great share, Bill.
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LOVE SLY and totally agree with his assessment. My favorite part, once the draft is completed, is ripping through it with a chainsaw in order to arrive at its bare essence. Lean and Mean. Cutting the fat. My fighting weight for a script is 98 pages. It's like a bank robbery. In. Out. Nobody gets hurt.