Screenwriting : As a screenwriter, what genres or topics make you nervous? by Phillip E. Hardy, "The Real Deal"

Drama...

Let us do a little exercise Close your eyes and imagine:

- Thriller

- Western

- Horror

- Comedy

- War movie

Now, try imagining drama....m? :)))

Romance/Romantic Comedies.

Comedy and Romance. Both are totally subjective and can cause anger or nausea even when done correctly.

For career reasons, politics. Far too easy to put yourself in a polarised tribe these days.

Personal taste wise, I just have no interest in fantasy stuff unless it's satire.

Artistically, I don't like writing sexual stuff. It can feel a bit creepy.

Great answers!

anything about Hollywood.

Yeah I’m same as Nick, nothing makes me nervous (unless the butt of an AK47 is down my throat.) However I dislike “Puerile” writing, an addition for the sake of a cheap surprise or something purposely tailored to appeal to sub standard trash market. I can however write fantasy or sex if it serves the plot and carries story forward, which I did for paying clients who were stuck on how to write certain scenes. (Not registered as my own work).

None of it makes me nervous but there are genera that I'm not fond of - so I don't write in them (nor do I produce them). I write nothing that involves violence, exploitation, sadism or any other nasty rotten topic. My writing isn't making me rich; but I sleep good at night.

Comedy. It works or it doesn’t. People don’t reflect and find it fun weeks later. A drama has the benefit of time. You may find yourself thinking of a drama later. Comedy is immediate.

I can’t remember the actor, but his final words were “dying is easy, comedy is hard”.

I can write most any genre (although I'm not much good at fantasy or horror), but I will NEVER write any material which is anti-American or pro-Islamic, and I will NEVER work with anyone who believes in that crap!

I don't do religion or politics.

Basically I'm to nervous to steal and to lazy to work - this screenwriting gig works out pretty well for me.

Only comedy. As the old saying goes, “Drama is easy, comedy is hard”. There are certain scenes that make me a bit nervous to write. Dinner scenes are one. Scenes with kids are another. I suspect both stem from the fact that I grew up an only child, and had few close blood relations compared to most people. To boot, all of them lived several hundred to several thousand miles away, and what cousins I had were either adults or well on their way to being one by the time I came along. So dinners at my house didn’t resemble those of most people. Also comedic scenes, not surprisingly. When I write.”funny”, I try to make.it as organic as possible — stemming naturally from the characters in a scene and their reaction to what’s happening in that scene.

None, You have to be open to all types of genres, to crash through the door and get your work read and produce.

Comedy.