Prep work for me at least is a combo plate of thinking *and* feeling.
As a rule, every TV episode is laid out beat for beat before going to script. Somehow people manage to embrace a story’s emotional life as…
Prep work for me at least is a combo plate of thinking *and* feeling. Go into the story universe to feel my way into the lives of the characters. Step outside the story universe to reflect and think about what I’ve got. But when I write scenes, after I’ve laid them out, when I do the actual writing, I try my best to get into a feeling place.
As a rule, every TV episode is laid out beat for beat before going to script. Somehow people manage to embrace a story’s emotional life as well.
But I can certainly understand your point.
Different strokes for different folks!