Patterns in Writers

Not patterns in writing, but rather traits in writers themselves, taken from Julie Gray’s experience as a scriptreader. I’ve picked out a few below, and you can read the full list here:

• Most beginning writers have no second act
• First time writers usually tell biographical stories
• Structure is confusing for the first three scripts – then something clicks
• Writers who can’t articulate a quick logline have sprawling, confusing scripts
• Good writers never include pictures, maps or music with their script
• Most fresh ideas are in fact not fresh at all
• Most writers have not built up a good arsenal of scripts; all eggs are in one basket
• First scripts suck
• Second scripts suck
• Third script suck a little less
• Talent is delightful and easy to spot on page one
• A bad script is a bad script from page one

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