Successful Screenwriters Have A Consistent Daily Routine

A 6-minute video featuring… me, reflecting on the importance of a writer locking down a specific time of day to get feedback from readers.

It’s funny how social media works. Fellow screenwriter and colleague Brad Riddell, an associate professor at the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts, lobbed a tweet at Karen Worden and David Branin, the proprietors of the video writing resource Film Courage.

That led to an email exchange between David, Karen, and myself. As it happened, I was going to be in Los Angeles the week of August 5th to help lead a week-long Black List Feature Writers Lab, so we scheduled a time at the Film Courage L.A.-area studio. Karen, who conducted the interview, and David, who ran camera and sound, couldn’t have been nicer, and I’d say it was a pretty solid 90 minute conversation.

Here is a 6-minute excerpt in which I reflect on the importance of breaking story in the script-writing process.

Thanks to Brad Riddell for kick-starting this, and to David and Karen at Film Courage for their hospitality and professionalism in conducting the interview.

To watch the entire interview, go here.

Twitter: @filmcourage, @bradriddell, @depaulcinema.