DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing

Listen if you need to forgive yourself (for not writing)

It is time (in fact, well past time) for our semi-annual #Backmatter episode. For the uninitiated, this is an episode where Stu and Chas discuss career and craft-related topics beyond what makes great screenplays work. To that end, Stu and Chas dive into: a five year review of Draft Zero and how it has changed their writing craft and process; a discussion on the aesthetics of writing; learnings for emerging writers in having their work produced; and finally forgiving yourself for not writing.

As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.

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CHAPTERS

• 00:00:00 – Five Years of Draft Zero
• 00:07:30 – How Has 5 Years of DZ Changed Our Writing?
• 00:16:38 – How We Used to Approach Writing vs Now
• 00:27:30 – Stu on Index Cards
• 00:32:01 – Beginner's Guide to Draft Zero
• 00:35:25 – Purpose of Draft Zero
• 00:42:26 – Questions You're Asking the Audience
• 00:51:11 – This Is Water
• 00:56:34 – Having Your Work Produced
• 01:11:25 – Forgiving Yourself For Not Writing

LINKS

• YouTube: Ira Glass on the Creative Process (www.getoutthebox.org)
• Read: Listen: Lingua Ignota - For I Am The Light (And Mine Is The Only Way)
• YouTube: Listen: David Foster Wallace - This is Water
• Read: How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation

EPISODES IN THE BACKMATTER SERIES

• DZ-17: Where's my gold-plated ensuite?
• DZ-36: Backmatter - Time Risk and Fixing Movies
• DZ-47: Backmatter - A Lost Jedi, White Knighting, and Writers-On-Set
• DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing
• DZ-64: Backmatter - Controlling your Work, Treatments, and Writing Styles
• DZ-77: Backmatter - Prioritising and choosing projects
• DZ-86: Backmatter - Minimum Viable Product
• DZ-95: Backmatter - Building and Maintenance

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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2019/dz-57/