Professor: You are kind, too kind, to the author of that hateful missive. But you are correct, as well. There is no small amount of writing talent loitering in that author's head. But he seems incapable of traveling the long road necessary to marshal that talent and reanimate it into something worthy of anyone's time and attention. My question for you: What movie do you think best captures the internal conflict with which so many writers wrestle between creating a great story and allowing that great story to be ruined by the writer's all-consuming demons?
The letter-writer should think about carving out a niche for himself as an anger script doctor, someone to call upon when a screenplay needs more outrage, resentment, and fury. Not everyone can summon up this much passion so easily. He does have talent.
Professor: You are kind, too kind, to the author of that hateful missive. But you are correct, as well. There is no small amount of writing talent loitering in that author's head. But he seems incapable of traveling the long road necessary to marshal that talent and reanimate it into something worthy of anyone's time and attention. My question for you: What movie do you think best captures the internal conflict with which so many writers wrestle between creating a great story and allowing that great story to be ruined by the writer's all-consuming demons?
Anger is the devil's cocaine!!!
The letter-writer should think about carving out a niche for himself as an anger script doctor, someone to call upon when a screenplay needs more outrage, resentment, and fury. Not everyone can summon up this much passion so easily. He does have talent.