Something that’s occurred to me in recent weeks, having witnessed the dialogue of a very well-read writers’ room as well as the TV Summit panels, is that a writer needs to be a catalog of their own sources of creative inspiration. This goes back to my previous post about using culture / movie / TV / book references like currency in the writers’ room. It’s the general notion that, as a writer, I shouldn’t just be reading to enjoy something - I should also keep a part of my brain on that stores those brilliant moments of enjoyment away, new tools in the toolbox. Whether it’s a quote for an opening page, a character quirk (or entire arc), a visual terror, all potential moments to conscientiously savor and record. The trick for me now is getting my brain to do that…
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