“It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write.” ~Sinclair Lewis (la-screenwriter)
*True.* If what they love is the actual process, not the acclaim.*
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I just REALLY LOVE THIS WRITER so….
I’ll post him from time to time. I just love how he thinks (amazing, amazing, amazing, thinker and creative). Plus, what kind of courage level do you have to have to commit what he has to paper?!
Off the charts.
Anyway his thinking about writing is also tremendously inspiring.
Listen..
(I’m waiting for the lion too.)
(I’m waiting for the lion too.) <——–PDF here.
I read alot of screenplays. But not just because I have to. I love screenwriters. I love the art and I think it’s an art – just like poetry, novel-writing, or journalism (when it’s good).
If you read this script, you’ll see what I mean. Suddenly you’re feeling something for these people who don’t exist, and worried about their futures, as if that future were real beyond the screenplay. That to me is a good writer, and this guy is great.
He’s…..GREAT.
So great, I want a moment of silence right now for him. I appreciate it so much, and though it’s what I do too, it’s my guilty pleasure. So when these guys are good? I’m in heaven.
Just be warned, this guy is goin’ to the pit of your belly, and you will not finish, untouched….
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Writer – Mike Mills
Company – Focus Features
Screenwriter Interview (House of Sand and Fog)
This is an interview with Shawn Lawrence Otto, the gentleman who adapted a novel written by Andre Dubus III (he and the director did together).
I thought it was an interesting watch because I admire the amount of emotion they were able to recreate in the writing and there is alot of great stuff said here.
So, if you’re a writer — you may really enjoy this one.
Archaic Sugar 