I’m not entirely certain whether it’s healthy to be up at 3:30 in the morning just to write a script. Personally, I think it’s a little ridiculous, I mean, I should be in bed, sleeping, enjoying dreams and soaking in the rest and relaxation before the sunlight streaks its way through the windows….That’s the logical thought process and yet here I am.
In my defence, my storyline has mutated quite a bit from yesterday. Certain things that had initially been brought up, are no longer in the picture and others are a little fairer. I needed a more distinct difference between the protagonists and antagonists. Before, I had an issue of them meshing a little too much, but hopefully I’ve managed to smooth it out.
So here I am. 31 pages into my screenplay, 69 to go!
Let’s see…what have I learned in the last 24 hours?
1 – There’s such a thing as too much Coca Cola. When you’re talking a mile and minute and manage to have 7 conversations within 16 minutes with the same person, you’ve just surpassed the limit and need to lay off.
2 – Sometimes, you don’t need to create drama where none is need. Sometimes, it’s just better to let the story flow.
3 – When they say that every interaction should have conflict, it doesn’t mean outright conflict. In the case of a scene I was writing, there was a situation that came up that normally the cliché would suggest being argumentative and cause some kind of friction. Instead I made the character reluctantly accept, while making a backhanded comment that would suggest dissension, but much more subtly.
4 – Watching movies while writing is such a bad idea. I wish it were because it wrongly inspires you, but for me it just kind of distracted me from getting any writing done.
5 – Pushing through a scene by writing crap is sooo much easier to work with. You can always go back later and correct it.
So, I hope you all have a good day or sleep when you get there (I can’t be the only one up at this time, who should be in bed)
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