Screenwriting : Writer's Block? Max Landis's advice by Vladislav Nikitin

Some very interesting advice! I'll have to give it a try!

He's not always well liked but the dude is a genius writer and smart as hell.

Smart at self promoting. One of the few hollywood writers who uses social media. Doesnt hurt to have your dad s name and Steven spielberg as your godfather

@dan that's true but nothing wrong with using the resources one has at hand. There are plenty of no-talent, do-nothing Hollywood kids out there. He has written a ton of scripts at a young age and obviously an intelligent guy, those are things dads money can't buy. Now the connections? Well of course. But who wouldn't use those connections if they had them available???

For me, writer's block is not about having an idea or not. It's the execution of that idea. It's the circular logic that you sometimes find in your stories. It's the I'm sick of this one, etc.

I wanted to hear what you guys think about his advice, not about the actual guy. But I guess his personality is too polarizing to ignore and just concentrate on what he says. If you want let's have a separate discussion on the topic of "Max Landis: an annoying Hollywood hack or not?"

Josiah, let us know who it goes!!

I did comment about his advice. I said he was smart as hell. I don't get the concept of running out of ideas either, but I like what he had to say.

Hey, Jody, you did, the only one. My previous comment was directed to others

Unfortunately, it always happens that whenever I share something of this guy, instead of talking about what he has to say people ignore that and jump onto talking about his persona...

He has a big personality for sure. But like I said, Hollywood connections aside, he is obviously a highly intelligent person and isn't a slouch when it comes to writing. I thought American Ultra was awesome.

Have you seen Me Him Her or Mr Right?

Not yet!

Thanks for sharing this. Max is a kick to listen to and so refreshing.