I often find Gilroy's comments about screenwriting as interesting as his films. Here's a snippet from a recent interview he did that is thought provoking: "Don’t be so fast to write something. Wait until you have an idea that you feel passionate about ... If I had a year, I’d spend 11 months thinking about the idea and then four weeks writing. The idea is everything. You can take a good idea and write it in finger paint and probably sell it."
Screenwriting : How to write a screenplay by Dan Gilroy by Eric Christopherson
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It took me over a year to complete my first. The writing came in the last 60 days. Before that, it was all about fleshing out the idea.
I saw that interview a while ago, I found it inspirational. I was struggling to write my next screenplay. After watching that video, I went back to the outline and realised that the story was not clear in my own head. Back to drawing board...feel much better as now I’m tackling issues in structure. No wonder I was struggling! Great advise.
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My 100 Idea Theory - instead of writing the first idea you come up with, come up with 100 great ideas and pick the best one to script.
https://youtu.be/zYDSzmKOZMA