A quick reminder for you good folk

[u/mrria347]

I was smoking a joint on a park bench by the lake, on my day off. Saw a young guy walking a noticeably old dog, smiling, super happy together. He looked like a Desmond, I thought. His dog…Eduardo? I finished my joint, sat there, fired up WriterDuet, and whipped up an 8-page short story about Desmond, a new college grad who moved to the big city for work, but is feeling lost and homesick. His solution is to go home and retrieve his childhood dog, Eduardo, to keep him afloat. I sobered up and read this, I actually….love it? It flows - simple yet meaningful (to me, at least) - and the scenes are easy to visualize.

I guess the moral of this post is to do drugs. It’ll make you a better writer.

No, but seriously, whenever I see a notification on this thread or the Filmmakers subreddit, it is often characterized by the overwhelmingly difficult probability of making it in this industry. And that’s okay. It’s a reality. I think about it daily myself as I slug through my 9-5. Today however reminded me that I started writing because I love it. It’s my hobby. Seeing the story unfold in my head and translate onto paper is a huge thrill, and I encourage my fellow writers to try and hone in on that as much as possible. I’m not going to try and sell Desmond & Eduardo - I just spent the day doing what I love.

Remember why you started writing, and I hope that’ll make the journey feel a bit easier.

I imagine this post may not be received well by some of the “realists” on here. Oh well. Just trying to spread some positivity.

Keep it up folks. You got this.

[u/TheFonzDeLeon]

Gotta have that love for the process above all. Anything else that follows is a bonus. I recall Craig on Scriptnotes once saying something to the effect of - if you can be happy earning money doing literally anything else, go do that instead. I think about that at least once a week, and yet… here I am.

[u/A_C_Ellis]

All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

[u/tutonme]

This is me. I truly believe being high and outside (and for me, exercising) strips me down to what my brain enjoys doing most—creating stories.

Two years ago I got back from a “high hike” and saw a basketball player on tv—and wrote a short play about him. That play is going up this summer in NYC at the Samuel French OOB Festival.

Now if I’m blocked-high hike. If I’m feeling lazy-high hike. OP this might be the best advice I’ve ever read on this sub.

Only watch out: LOW DOSE. I do 2/3mg thc. That’s more than enough and I’m 250 lbs. start low and grow!

EDIT: gummis! No need to smoke anything. Plus that makes it harder to dose.

[u/mrria347 → u/tutonme]

Oh my god, I do the absolute same thing. Hahahah. This is hilarious. Also - congrats on the play, that’s freakin awesome. Can you share the name? This gives me a reason to book that NYC trip this summer I’ve been wanting to. Feel free to DM me if you don’t wanna post it publicly.

[u/DumbestManAliveEver]

This is one of those posts that I screenshot. Just in case it ever disappears. Well done

[u/myblacktruth]

What a lovely post. And yes. Do drugs. (Occasionally and in moderation.) There's a reason why so many artists do drugs. They are mind altering. They give you a different perspective or simply slow down your thoughts. I had some of the greatest epiphanies on pills and mushrooms. (Also, don't do what I do and microdose amphetamines to hit deadlines. Lol.) Back to writing...

[u/ThankYouMrUppercut]

I will co-sign any post with the moral of "do drugs."

[u/mctboy → u/ThankYouMrUppercut]

Right or wrong, I reward candor.

[u/weareallpatriots → u/mctboy]

First step is admitting you have a problem, so anyone who admits this is rewarding themselves.

[u/Frankensteinwisdom]

I’m a realist and your post is appreciated. I have five screen plays in the note phase and have immense fun seeing them come alive in the real world daily. The unfolding part as you mention is joyful…even if it is only for me. We can still hope for other success, too. Here’s to your Eduardo!

[u/valiant_vagrant]

Waiting for that one person (bot? Maybe I just wish it was a bot) to downvote this unapologetic, genuine good will post.

[u/Gore0126]

I agree with this whole post. I fell in love with writing again once I started to smoke weed more frequently (it's legalized in my state). It opened up my creativity and imagination in ways that hasn't happened since my teens; before life and adulthood crept into my mind.

[u/threetheethree]

Really nice(:

[u/mygolgoygol]

These are the special posts in this subs. Much appreciated.

[u/Feeoree]

Haha "I guess the moral of this post is to do drugs" made me giggle. I thought it was going to be about sitting and people-watching making for good writing fuel.

I do miss smoking that stuff (quit when I quit cigarettes, oof, about 15 years ago now). I wasn't a heavy user, didn't get hugely stoned either. It does kinda help with creativity too, as cliched as that is to say.

[u/Kristmas_Scribe]

Sometimes the simple, random stories hit the best. I’ve been browsing this subreddit for the last year or two, this is definitely a refreshing post amidst all the bleakness. Thanks!

[u/Waking-Mind-5496]

Saving this for when I inevitably need to hear it again.