“If I waited until I felt like writing, I’d never write at all”

“If I waited until I felt like writing, I’d never write at all.”

That’s some serious wisdom from author Anne Tyler. I know it’s true. You know it’s true.

Writing a full-length screenplay is not about feeling it. It’s about doing it.

Doing it when you are into it. Doing it when you aren’t.

Doing it when you are well. Doing it when you are sick.

Doing it when you have energy. Doing it when you don’t.

Those of you who are participating in the Go On Your Own Quest initiative, you have 7 more weeks to finish your first draft.

There will be days… many of them… when you don’t feel like writing.

On those days when you are having a hell of a time dragging your ass to your keyboard to write, you have these words from a prominent novelist to get your head on straight:

“If I waited until I felt like writing, I’d never write at all.”

The Quest” has entered Week 18! And so did Go On Your Own Quest, an opportunity for anyone to follow the structure of “The Quest” to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write a first draft [Pages — 10 weeks]. It’s a 24-week immersion in the screenwriting process and you can do it here — for free!

Today and every Monday through Friday for 10 weeks, I’ll use this slot to post something inspirational as GOYOQ participants pound out their first drafts.

Why not use the structure of this 24-week workshop to Go On Your Own Quest? That was an idea that gathered energy among many members of the GITS community which I described here.

For more information on Go On Your Own Quest, go here.