The Scribosphere Carnival is a weekly discussion from a variety of screenwriting blogs around a rotating theme.
Emily Blake over at Bamboo Killers has posted this week’s Scribosphere Carnival topic which is MYTHBUSTERS.
In today’s Screenwriter Carnival, I’m challenging my cohorts to think of one screenwriting myth they would love to correct.
Dispelling myths is important for something like screenwriting, where it’s all too easy to get wrapped up in the romanticism and ideals of the craft. Last week’s post covered the idea of being realistic about screenwriting as a whole, and this week I want to carry that thought further by dispelling what I think is a rather problematic myth:
WRITING IS A FEELING
Let me elaborate.
There’s the notion that we as writers are just “switched on.” We are always in tune with our muses and all we need to do is just sit down in front of Final Draft (or Scrivener or Celtx or Slugline or Highland) and BAM…off we go! Writing is a religious experience and we’re not truly writers if we don’t feel it.
Right?
