In one sentence - what is the best piece of professional advice you've received in your writing career?
Screenwriting : In one sentence - what is the best piece of professional advice you've received in your writing career? by Jason Mirch
Writer Consultant/Producer at Stage 32 ♦ Creative Executive, Producer, Screenwriter
8 months ago
In one sentence - what is the best piece of professional advice you've received in your writing career?
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Write every day.
procrastinate
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Never give up.
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Show, don't tell
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Don't be afraid to hurt your characters.
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if you aren’t digging deep into the timeless and universal condition of human nature, then keep digging.
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You write great prose but you're writing a screenplay, not a novel.
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Echoing Maurice Vaughan - show, don't tell.
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Drink heavily.
What she said!
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Go make comics!
What career? And, I don't automatucally answer to professional advice. I only answer to logic: Talk less, work harder, and take lots of cocaine while petting a grizzy bear.
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Write drunk, edit sober.
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If you're not getting paid, you're getting played.
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"Fiction is compelling to the extent that it raises questions and delays answers."
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Jason, the message I got was: "Emphasize conflict."
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"Learn to hide your hate." It was from an executive producer/director of three hit network series.
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"Stop apologizing for things that aren't your fault and that you have no control over."
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From feature and TV writers: know structure!
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Steve Martin's famous quote about being so good they can't ignore you is conveniently about getting to the top and staying there.
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Keep writing and don't be an asshole.
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Always try to surprise yourself with your writing. The best way to keep your writing fresh is to always start at square one, like it’s your first screenplay.
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Awesome! I love to hear these everyone. Thank you for participating. The best piece of advice that I ever got was "be the hardest working person in the room"
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“Nobody cares. Make them care.”
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Brevity and White Space
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1: Work with an Script Editor 2 Become an Script Editor.
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Beware dudes in beige jackets, blue V necks and pocket handkerchief. Especially those who disappeared for a lengthy period then returned.