What a crazy week I had. I opened my inbox to a handful of inquiries. Everyone looking for something different. Producers looking for scripts, Directors looking for partnerships, Screenwriters looking for script review and editing. Being me, I try to meet everyone's needs. The result: I was in no mood to contribute to my own work.
Less then a few months away until shooting my film "Love on the Brink", I promised my Directing partner a Final script by the 15 th. But after reading and editing and talking forever, I sat down in front of my laptop with absolutely nothing to say.
I wouldn't consider it writer's block. I think its more on the line of just being completely exhausted. Should I check myself into a hospital like the celebrities do? Hecks no. I'm not a celebrity.
Joyce tries to get creative
I tried everything I could think of…listening to music, reading movie scripts, watching DVDs, chatting with others in the industry, nagging my husband. Nothing seemed to get me in a creative state of mind.
Finally I came to an obvious solution. Get some sleep and take time away from the industry. Writing to me has become a drug. Sort of like "writer's high". I write, I write, I network, I write, I edit, etc, etc, until I want to quit.
My brain tells me to make up a schedule and stick to it. Put time aside from writing and pay attention to …let's say my husband and daughter. My heart says "there is no way to plan creativity." A conundrum!
So my brain won. And I will attempt this coming week a plan. A plan to write, rest, have family time and write… Let's see what happens. Hopefully I will finalize my script.
