Derek Elliott Derek Elliott

How to trust the writing process

The writing process is a series of phases which – if properly passed through – will result in a finished product. In our case, a screenplay. This is why it’s safe to trust it - the process promises the outcome

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Writer’s block: what it is and how to move through it
Derek Elliott Derek Elliott

Writer’s block: what it is and how to move through it

As a screenwriting mentor, I hear some version of this from my clients all the time – “I can’t write. I know deep down I’m meant to be a screenwriter but when I sit down to write, nothing happens.” Or maybe they’re halfway through a script and one day the “juice just vanishes”. Whatever the phraseology, they’re all explaining the same phenomenon. Writer’s block.

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