Minion

Wow, it's been a while since I posted here last. Still, there's a perfectly logical explanation, and it is that I really buckled down and wrote two drafts of this script in the last month. So yes, Minion is now done after two years, registered, submitted, and now I actually have some time available to catch up with the rest of projects.

I learned several really important lessons about writing during this time that would be useful to detail below:

• Writer's block is a good indicator that you've gone astray. Despite a deadline, it can be a good thing to go back and find that moment.
• If a detail takes so long to research that it takes away from your creative time, it's probably not worth keeping.
• Over-thinking is the death of creativity (and a lot of dating scenarios, but I digress).
• You don't need to detail every time the characters turn their heads or smile or sigh.
• A lot can be accomplished in only three hours.
• Get through a full draft. Then worry about page count.

So, with these in mind, I'm going to take maybe a week off from scripts to catch up on reading and my website, and then it's off to the next project. With one actually completed, it's really encouraging. Write on!