Writers talk successful scripting
23.05.12
Eight of the town's top writers -- all nommed for Writers Guild of America screenwriting awards -- didn't sugar-coat the agony of successful scripting at a panel Thursday night.
"I approach each script in a panic," declared Steven Zaillian in describing the process for writing "Moneyball" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"). "I really think that things are easy are probably not very good."
The annual "Beyond Words" panel discussion drew a capacity crowd to the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, three days before the WGA announces the award winners. Ron Bass moderated the 90-minute event, culminating with Aaron Sorkin ("Moneyball") advising writers to write, re-write and then re-write some more.
"Just get to the end of it and start again," he concluded.
Earlier, Tate Taylor said writers should be fearless and be willing to start with a longer-than-required screenplay -- noting that his first draft exceeded 270 pages. "Don't overthink it and don't eat ambrosia,"
Source: Variety