It is time (in fact, well past time) for our semi-annual #Backmatter episode. For the uninitiated, this is an episode where Stu and Chas discuss career and craft-related topics beyond what makes great screenplays work. To that end, Stu and Chas dive into: a five year review of Draft Zero and how it has changed their writing craft and process; a discussion on the aesthetics of writing; learnings for emerging writers in having their work produced; and finally forgiving yourself for not writing.
DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing
How can you best articulate your ideas?
Legacy Episode — Migrated from our original site. Will take time to tidy up!
Show Notes
Thanks to our Patrons, especially Khrob, Theis, Sandra, Jesse, Randy, Paulo, Thomas, Jennifer, Malay, Alexandre and Lily.
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
Resources
Chapters
- 00:00:00 – Five Years of Draft Zero
- 00:07:30 – How Has 5 Years of DZ Changed Our Writing?
- 00:16:38 – How We Used to Approach Writing vs Now
- 00:27:30 – Stu on Index Cards
- 00:32:01 – Beginner's Guide to Draft Zero
- 00:35:25 – Purpose of Draft Zero
- 00:42:26 – Questions You're Asking the Audience
- 00:51:11 – This Is Water
- 00:56:34 – Having Your Work Produced
- 01:11:25 – Forgiving Yourself For Not Writing
Links
Episodes in the backmatter series
- DZ-17: Where's my gold-plated ensuite?
- DZ-36: Backmatter - Time Risk and Fixing Movies
- DZ-47: Backmatter - A Lost Jedi, White Knighting, and Writers-On-Set
- DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing
- DZ-64: Backmatter - Controlling your Work, Treatments, and Writing Styles
- DZ-77: Backmatter - Prioritising and choosing projects
- DZ-86: Backmatter - Minimum Viable Product
- DZ-95: Backmatter - Building and Maintenance
More Draft Zero is brought to you by our awesome Patreons.
If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a rating on Spotify, or a review on Podchaser.
We are @stuwillis, @mehlsbells and @chasffisher on Twitter. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter.