Finishing something is the hardest part. You know it’s not as good as you hoped. You know there are plot problems. You know that by finishing it, you’re saying – even if only to yourself – ‘This is the best I can do.’ And because it’s not perfect, that’s really hard. Antony Johnston Read Quote
The biggest problem almost all comics face is not piracy or demographics or any of that nonsense: it’s obscurity. Antony Johnston Read Quote
There are many ways to improve your writing. Here’s the bad news: 1.They all require hard work. 2.There is no magic bullet. Antony Johnston Read Quote
It is easier to rewrite anything – even the worst writing in the world – than it is to write something from scratch. Antony Johnston Read Quote
A lot of young writers ask me about my process. They know what they want to write – but they need to know how. What’s the right way? How do the professionals do it? What’s the secret? Antony Johnston Read Quote
This is absolutely the true answer, no word of a lie, 100% guaranteed: Q: What’s the best way to turn my idea into a story? A: Whatever works for you. Antony Johnston Read Quote
What works for one writer may not work for another. There are as many methods as there are writers. Were you to live to a grand old age, you would still never have enough time to try them all. Antony Johnston Read Quote
When I’m back at my computer, and/or have more time to deal with the project than when I made the initial notes, I transcribe them into a Scrivener document. I create a new Scrivener file for every project, right at the start, and make a folder for these transcribed notes; when entering them, I title each note document according to date. Antony Johnston Read Quote
A 300pp novel can easily become a 200pp novel by printing with smaller type; a 100pp screenplay can potentially become a film of between 60-140 minutes in length; a 200pp stage play could be performed in anything from 30 minutes to four hours. For all these media, the script length is agnostic to the final work. Antony Johnston Read Quote
