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HalpTheFan t1_j1cyvpw wrote

Reply to comment by shrimptooth in I'm Jordan VanDina, I wrote and directed "It's a Wonderful Binge" the Christmas sequel on Hulu where all drugs are legal for one day but I started my career on Reddit posting fake scripts. AMA! by shrimptooth

This is so good to hear. I challenged myself this year to write at least two scripts by writing a page a night - anything else you'd recommend to improve my writing speed or just keeping on track during rough months?

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shrimptooth OP t1_j1cz791 wrote

I’d say my biggest advice always is to just finish. Even if you think it’s a hot pile of shit. I think a lot of people get stuck in a trap of trying to perfect the first 20 pages and are too hard on themselves. Once you have a full 3 act script you really start to see what the movie is. It’s also important to remember that if you’re lucky enough to sell something every single step of the way there will be notes. Studio, producer, director, actors, so the draft will probably unrecognizable by the time it gets to the screen.

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HalpTheFan t1_j1erdgp wrote

This makes me feel so much better. For the last decade, I just had so many incomplete scripts but this year was all about just getting it done. Thank you just for replying.

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shrimptooth OP t1_j1ewryk wrote

Yes!! Finishing is 99% of the battle!

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HalpTheFan t1_j1f30i2 wrote

Thanks for the support. Can't wait to start the next script in a week - a horror movie about a fight between a tenant and a landlord.

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