I have two screenplays that need editing/rewriting. I started working on one of the edits Thursday, but this incredible idea came to me for a new screenplay, and all I want to do it write! I got the details out, and started an outline, hoping that would help but nope. My brain doesn't multi-task well, its strictly a one project organ. Anyone else have a writing gripe to get off their chest this weekend?
Screenwriting : To write or to edit... by Ellis Barrowman
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You could continue to work on the new one until you run into a roadblock and then go back to the other two. Are these all the same genre? Or are they mixed?
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One's horror, one's drama, the outlined concept is a rom-com. I'm going to try and split my daily writing time between the rom-com and the horror, see how I do. My brain may realize it can be comfortably polygamous.
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Tough call. When working concepts, it's a good exercise to rate them from 1 to 10, 1 being the highest, on uniqueness, marketability, and passion. Some ideas aren't that unique, but marketable, but low on the passion scale. Low passion scale projects are hard to finish. Ideally, work on the one rated highly marketable, some level of uniqueness, and that you're super passionate about.
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Jump between material or take a break
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I have been doing one screenplay at a time for a few months now and I find with a good outline I can finish one in a month, writing and rewriting included. Recently I embarked on the journey of trying to write two screenplays at once and have found it a more difficult task than I first believed it to be. I find myself wanting to focus on one more than the other and then I feel bad because I don't give the other more of my time. Mostly because one is done for market and the other is done for want. Yet, oddly enough the one for market is the one I am finding myself spending more time on, partly because I have a far better outline.
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when i get one of those I do a quick draft with some dot points. i can knock out a quick something in a day. Then back to the task
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Thank you all for your support and advice. The horror script was more for me. It is based on a board game my husband designed and I thought it'd be fun to try my hand at horror it was a fun exercise. I write primarily rom-coms, that's my marketable skillset.
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If they are spec screenplays do whatever you want because you don't have anyone pushing you to finish anything on time.