“When I’m writing the first draft, I’m constantly reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
– JORDAN PEELE
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“Try this trick where you take a handheld recorder and you speak out your scripts into it. It forces you to get a vomit draft out…you’re gonna get impeccable pacing.”
– MARK DUPLASS
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“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.”
– PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE
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“The first draft of the script is always not good. But that’s okay… Be wrong as fast as you can.” – ANDREW STANTON
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“A bad script WRITTEN is still better than an amazing one THAT ISN’T.”
– TAIKA WAITITI
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“When I’m writing, I’m playing all the parts; I’m saying the lines out loud…it’s the greatest feeling.” – AARON SORKIN
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“If you are using dialogue — say it aloud as you write it. Only then will it have the sound of speech.” – JOHN STEINBECK #screenwriting & www.talkingdraft.com

Screenwriters have two psychological states: playful/creative/flow vs organizing/filtering/analytical. We need both but it's impossible to engage both at the same time. We simply cannot edit + create at the same time! This is fundamental. #screenwriting & www.talkingdraft.com

The dreaded first draft trap stops too many projects from existing. You can always rewrite a bad page. You can't help a blank page. So "Talking Draft" it out of your head and into the world! #screenwriting & www.talkingdraft.com

"Keep going. Don’t go back and fix that first scene. Don’t go back and fix that dialogue...because going back is a trap. It keeps you from going forward."
-Anna Hamilton Phelan
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If you can close your eyes and picture a movie in your head, you CAN produce a first draft in one sitting. No typing. Your talking draft gets the ball rolling on your story.
(*fyi, stretch your legs every hour, it's good for ya)
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When working on dialogue do you sometimes say the lines aloud? Go all the way with that instinct. There's nothing faster than a www.TalkingDraft.com &
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The best writers finish their first drafts fast - and then revise, revise, revise. So finish your first draft fast. #screenwriting & www.talkingdraft.com

Great writers aren’t great first-drafters. They’re great rewriters. Write your draft as fast as you can so the doubts don't have a chance to creep in. #screenwriting & www.talkingdraft.com

“If you are using dialogue — say it aloud as you write it. Only then will it have the sound of speech.”
- John Steinbeck