DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing

Listen if you need to forgive yourself (for not writing) It is time (in fact, well past time) for our semi-annual #Backmatter episode. For the uninitiated, this is an episode where Stu and Chas discuss career and craft-related topics beyond what makes great screenplays work. To that end, Stu and Chas dive into: a five year review of Draft Zero and how it has changed their writing craft and process; a discussion on the aesthetics of writing; learnings for emerging writers in having their work produced; and finally forgiving yourself for not writing. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes. LIKE THIS EPISODE? Send us feedback. Thanks to our Patrons, especially Khrob, Theis, Sandra, Jesse, Randy, Paulo, Thomas, Jennifer, Malay, Alexandre and Lily. ——— CHAPTERS 00:00:00 – Five Years of Draft Zero 00:07:30 – How Has 5 Years of DZ Changed Our Writing? 00:16:38 – How We Used to Approach Writing vs Now 00:27:30 – Stu on Index Cards 00:32:01 – Beginner's Guide to Draft Zero 00:35:25 – Purpose of Draft Zero 00:42:26 – Questions You're Asking the Audience 00:51:11 – This Is Water 00:56:34 – Having Your Work Produced 01:11:25 – Forgiving Yourself For Not Writing LINKS YouTube: Ira Glass on the Creative Process (www.getoutthebox.org) Read: Listen: Lingua Ignota - For I Am The Light (And Mine Is The Only Way) YouTube: Listen: David Foster Wallace - This is Water Read: How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation EPISODES IN THE BACKMATTER SERIES DZ-17: Where's my gold-plated ensuite? DZ-36: Backmatter - Time Risk and Fixing Movies DZ-47: Backmatter - A Lost Jedi, White Knighting, and Writers-On-Set DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing DZ-64: Backmatter - Controlling your Work, Treatments, and Writing Styles DZ-77: Backmatter - Prioritising and choosing projects DZ-86: Backmatter - Minimum Viable Product DZ-95: Backmatter - Building and Maintenance ——— More Draft Zero is brought to you by our awesome Patreons. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a rating on Spotify, or a review on Podchaser. We are @stuwillis, @mehlsbells and @chasffisher on Twitter. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter. Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2019/dz-57/