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DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing

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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.

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    • Thanks to our Patrons, especially Khrob, Theis, Sandra, Jesse, Randy, Paulo, Thomas, Jennifer, Malay, Alexandre and Lily.

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    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

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          Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2019/dz-57/

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