There's a cloud that hangs over every writer's head, rumbling with lightning and thunder. That mass of water vapor, ready to rain on us at any minute, is the idea that we're not writing enough. This storm system will never go away as long as you consider yourself a writer. It's the feeling that the next spec could in you your Oscar, the next sentence could fix your pilot, if you moved that period it would cut a page off your doc and finally get the attention of that producer you admire. But no matter what your end goal is, you will never feel like you're doing enough writing. Are You Writing Enough?When I broke into Hollywood, my philosophy was that if the scripts were not moving forward, then I had to write more. I was writing more to hone my craft, to create more opportunities for myself, and to to have possible introductions to people who could hire me to do other things. But the truth of the matter is, there is no magic number when it comes to the amount of writing an aspiring screenwriter should do. You do what keeps you sane and grounded. I try to write two specs a year. That usually leaves a lot of time for rewrites and pitching and networking and all the other parts of the gig. So, how do you know if you're writing enough? I use this checklist to keep myself motivated. You're consistently writing: You've made writing a...
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