Maybe a bit of a misnomer. I haven't really made any movies. Yet.

But.

During my year of writing a script a week, one of the important things I learned was that starting a script is easy. Finishing a script is hard.

If you want to finish a script, don't stop writing. At all costs. Don't stop. Don't take breaks. Don't let yourself believe that those 4 hours you put in yesterday mean you can take today off. Don't think that checking Twitter and Facebook will bring inspiration. Don't think taking a walk to clear your head will make writing easier. 

NOTHING MAKES WRITING EASIER.

ONLY WRITING GETS THE WRITING DONE.

Thinking about writing does not fill the page.

Watching TV does not draw the pen.

Alcohol does not... Well that's a lesson for another day.

Don't stop. Don't answer the phone. Don't check your email. Don't search iTunes for the perfect writing mix. 

Start writing and don't stop writing.

Momentum makes movies. 

Take a week off and your chances of finishing are halved and halved again. You forget what you were writing. You lose a sense of the tone and the voice. Worst of all, you lose passion for the story. Instead of inspiration, you're filled with doubt about your choices. 

Only stop writing when you have to. Like your children are crying because they haven't been fed for days.

Write to the end. Stop when it's over.

-b