Writing is hard, yo

Quite a few people I've talked to over the past couple of weeks have exclaimed how if I make it into the industry I'm going to have the best job. They ramble about how I'll get to stay home, wearing pajamas and writing all day.

These people, they don't know what they're talking about :)

First off, writing is HARD. It's difficult to make everything sound genuine. It's complicated to give your characters a voice and an outlook on life and have them stick to it when it would be so much easier for your story if they were just a little more easy going/confrontational/purple.

Beyond that, though it's rather difficult for me to get into the right frame of mind to write. I'll spend two hours looking over my notes, rereading my script versions, and trying to figure out where and with what to begin. Then, finally, it'll hit me and BAM I've written six or seven pages in an hour... and they're good.

I've been trying to write a little every day, to get into the frame of mind that writing is just something I do - like checking my email. But even so, I still have to be in the right place to write well. I can produce endless pages of crap (which nothing ever comes of) if I really wanted to, but I'd rather use my time wisely and try to wait for the lightning to strike as it were.

Deadlines help. If I know I have to get something done, my brain just kind of shuts up and allows me to work. Sadly, artificial deadlines don't produce the same sort of urgency - which is really too bad.

I got notes on the third version of the short I've been working on yesterday, I think I'll end up writing the fourth draft this Wednesday or Thursday (depending on how depressing Tuesday is).

I've also got my first day of class for The Writer's Room tonight. Yay? I'm looking forward to it, but I'm hesitant to say whether or not I'll enjoy it. Then again, I'd better because this is what I've been hoping will be my career for the next forever. It's an undergrad class taken as a directed study, so hopefully it won't be filled with Freshman.

Alright, it's time to prep for class. Next time I update I will have a fourth draft and a TITLE. Wooo!