Yep, yesterday and today have been filled with me re-writing the pilot to a TV show idea that I've had for about three plus years from scratch. I was naive enough to believe the first draft was astounding and submitted it to the NYTVF Pilot Script contest last year only to not be contacted about it (rightfully so).
From there I wrote it again taking into account my friends notes. At first I thought my friend was way off with his opinions until I started to gain much more experience in writing. Turns out he was dead on! From there it was a screenplay, web series and even a radio drama--just kidding.
The other day while driving I was hit with this epiphany on how to structure every single episode and to use an additional storytelling device. This wraps everything up in a nice, neat little package.
So for those of you writing specs, pilots, screenplays or whatever, be sure to have others read it and heed their advice because when you go to write up your script for the fifth time from scratch with a new storytelling device, you may realize that an old critique someone gave you works really well with your new direction.
-a.
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