#screenwriting

If you’re going to be a writer, the first essential is just to write. Do not wait for an idea. Start writing something and the ideas will come. #screenwriting

The more personal your script is, the better. #screenwriting

I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles. #screenwriting

The first draft of anything is shit. #screenwriting

As a screenwriter, you need an enormous amount of time alone. Writing is ninety percent procrastination. #screenwriting

Write your villain first because your villain is going to define your hero. #screenwriting

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for. #screenwriting

A bad script written is still better than an amazing one that isn’t. #screenwriting

I think new writers are too worried it has all been said before. Sure it has, but not by you. #screenwriting

Ten pages today! Been having a hard time focusing on writing for the last month, but I think I’m back in the groove. Just trying to grind it out. #screenwriting

Was fed up with my screenplay and vowed to never write again. Sat down and started writing 5 minutes later. God, I’m so indecisive. #screenwriting

If someone took the time to read your script, be thankful. #screenwriting

Just because you’re not typing, doesn’t mean you’re not writing. #screenwriting

“Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing.“ – Bonnie Friedman #screenwriting #writing

A+ way to use your #screenwriting network: Someone in the #AAPI writer community, fresh from two fellowships, heard a reboot of a show they LOVE and are PERFECT for was staffing. Asked if I happened to know the producer. I do. Made the connection; now being read. Good luck!