The Creative Mind

“So for me I think it’s not a question of sitting around wondering what I’m going to write; it’s a question of sitting around wondering which of the far-fetched and absurd ideas I’m actually going to try to tackle.” - Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale.

And still it is not enough to have memories. One must be able to forget them when they are many, and one must have the great patience to wait until they come again.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke

“Patience is a somewhat devalued commodity. Particularly among those who ought to know better – writers themselves.” – Dennis Palumbo

"I’m in a constant state of writer’s block; that’s my default position.” Aaron Sorkin

As noted on the site of the MasterClass training programs: http://thecreativemind.net/MClass

"Now, the Academy Award winning writer is teaching screenwriting.

"You’ll learn his rules of storytelling, dialogue, character development, and what makes a script actually sell.

The Daily Writing Impulse subscription to daily email prompts will spark you to eagerly set aside time each day to enjoy your writing fix.

"You don’t need to become a reckless hermit to get your writing into your schedule. Over and over again, my clients report great satisfaction from writing just 15 minutes a day.

That’s right. Fifteen minutes a day builds a writing habit that you can maintain – on your terms.

Then there’s the problem of what to write. You’ve got a ton of story and blog ideas, but the starkly pristine blank page shuts that writing impulse down faster than you can say writer’s block.

You need the starter’s pistol to get you – and your words – out of the gate."

“My wife says that when I emerge from my office and declare that not only am I writing a bad book, I’m writing the worst book anyone has ever started, then she knows that I’m two-thirds of the way there.”

"Outlines are huge, how to create a scene… Be careful of ‘Oh I’ve got it figured out, I don’t want to read anymore’ – that’s death.” -- See video.