Professionals Hate Writing Too!

I always dance with glee when I hear professional say that they hate writing, too. On the Q&A Podcast Simon Kinberg (writer for X-Men Days of Future Past and The Last Stand) explained his feelings about outlining and he says, "I hate writing. Any excuse to not write a script is golden to me. So outlining is another way to avoid writing a screenplay. It also is very useful because it gives me a roadmap, but it helps take some of the anxiety away from actually writing the script." High five, Simon Kinberg, I'm EXACTLY the same way. In fact, my sister often gives me grief for spending too much time on outlines, but he's right that having a detailed outline is a huge help in taking away the anxiety of writing script pages because all I can think when I look at a blank page is "I don't know what to write, I don't know what happens next," but if I have an outline, I never have to ask that question.

Here's a link to the podcast with Simon Kinberg:

http://www.theqandapodcast.com/2014/06/x-men-days-of-future-past-q.html

By the way, I encourage everyone to listen to Jeff Goldsmith's Q&A podcast about screenwriting. He talks to the writers of all the major films coming out. My favorites are the podcast on Frozen, Iron Man 3, and Les Miserables. You can find these podcasts on his website or download them for free on Itunes.  Have fun!