Though I work on it almost every night, my sitcom script is going to take time. But hey – “Roam”, by the B52s, wasn’t written in a day.
Maybe it’s because I’m writing eight episodes all at once. Or that I want anyone who reads them to instantly want to be in them or work on them. My writing style feels more like a painting style, in which I scroll through my expanding document, my eye catches something, and I go to work.
Everyone’s style is different. You have to find what works for/inspires you. I saw this quote yesterday, and it made me want to press on:
Maybe it’s because I’m writing eight episodes all at once. Or that I want anyone who reads them to instantly want to be in them or work on them. My writing style feels more like a painting style, in which I scroll through my expanding document, my eye catches something, and I go to work.
Everyone’s style is different. You have to find what works for/inspires you. I saw this quote yesterday, and it made me want to press on:
As you wish, sir.Forget narrative, backstory, characterization, exposition, all of that. Just make the audience want to know what happens next.— Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) June 13, 2017
DAVID MAMET