Writing and the Creative Life: Something is Better Than Nothing
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3 min readFeb 18, 2022
“No matter what you write, good or bad, it’s an improvement to a blank page.”
This is a quote from Chris Sparling. He is a movie director (The Atticus Institute), producer (Bed Rest), but mostly he is a screenwriter whose movie credits include Buried, ATM, and The Sea of Trees, plus several other projects in active development.
The sentiment of Chris’ observation about writing — that something is better than nothing — is an attitude held by most screenwriters and TV writers I know. Get something…
