Before I even get started, let me apologize. This is not going to be one of those blog posts that fall under one of those very vanilla categories one could classify as "nice." It is not a feel-good so…
I don't know, maybe I'm weird or just a newbie at this, but I actually like having to do rewrites over and over again. It doesn't feel like "work" to me. If something feels like work, maybe the person shouldn't be in that field if they are going to complain. I like rewrites because I get to explore the story through the other angle. If someone accepts the script how it is, NEAT! If they say "maybe it needs a bit juicing up here" ALRIGHT! Let's get those creative juices flowing and see what we can do. This article kindof puts a downer on writing. I guess some people are like that though, love the profession..hate the writing. Wait, what? Writer is in the title they signed up here. Sigh. I can't wait until Screenwriting is my actual job, only thing I will complain about is my sleep deprivation. But then the ideas only get better from there.
Replace the word [screenwriting] in that headline with [truck driving] [corporate finance] [computer programming]... Hopefully you love you what you do, but it's still a job, right?
I don't know, maybe I'm weird or just a newbie at this, but I actually like having to do rewrites over and over again. It doesn't feel like "work" to me. If something feels like work, maybe the person shouldn't be in that field if they are going to complain. I like rewrites because I get to explore the story through the other angle. If someone accepts the script how it is, NEAT! If they say "maybe it needs a bit juicing up here" ALRIGHT! Let's get those creative juices flowing and see what we can do. This article kindof puts a downer on writing. I guess some people are like that though, love the profession..hate the writing. Wait, what? Writer is in the title they signed up here. Sigh. I can't wait until Screenwriting is my actual job, only thing I will complain about is my sleep deprivation. But then the ideas only get better from there.
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Replace the word [screenwriting] in that headline with [truck driving] [corporate finance] [computer programming]... Hopefully you love you what you do, but it's still a job, right?