Write like you're in love. Edit like you're in charge.

Write like you're in love. Edit like you're in charge.

The most important rule: Do not, I repeat, do not censor yourself in any way. Leave your editorial mind out of the loop. Just let the ideas come pouring out in any way, shape, or form they want to. Do not judge anything.

Status, worry and comparison are ways to madness, not victory.

Every hour you spend writing is an hour you don't spend worrying about your writing.

Think of it as the Doorway of No Return. The feeling must be that your lead character, once she passes through, cannot go home again until the major problem of the plot is solved.

Anyone living in Los Angeles who has opposable thumbs is required to write a screenplay.