Imagine walking down a dark corridor of stairs with a tiny flashlight only able to illuminate the very next Step. That’s it. That’s all. And you walk up and down flights of stairs like this. This feels like the Screenwriting process to me.
It’s mentally exhausting while simultaneously feeling like you’re on the best roller coaster ride ever.
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What a great description! I fully agree :)
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Mentally exhausting is SUCH an accurate description. Sometimes I can feel myself aging as I write, because every script takes something out of me. A trade, if you will. There is an emotional cost for creating these worlds and I can totally understand why at his age George RR Martin now says he isn't sure if he'll ever finish Winds of Winter. =-/
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Creating anything is GOOD stress, if you look at it as a positive challenge, and do it with joy.
Bad stress is worrying about anything, including writing.
Look up hormesis and the J shaped curve of positive stressors. Dr. Calabrese.
Look up telomeres and bad and good stressors.
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Also-research shows that regular HBOT can double telomeres and regrow stem cells for stressed individuals. Look up research on HBOT. Great for writers and creative people! Take out all tne negative stressors in your life and do meditation. Your writing will improve and you will create with joy!
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But sometimes a random door opens and there is a bright, beautiful light in that you spend weeks following. It's worth the wait.
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Bill Albert You speak the truth! The beautiful destination is worth the journey.
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If it were easy, the rewards wouldn't be as great. Embrace the ride and always take a moment to enjoy the sun when the clouds break.
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Love the analogy :D
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Swallowing those great words.
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Eric,
I love the visual u present. I experience that every night when I take my dogs out, using my flashlight to focus on their location and if they did their business before going back to the house.
Thanks
Craig Sultan
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Thanks for this.
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well said.
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Apt description,...why it's always best to know the staircase and every step so you're never truly navigating in the dark.