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November 29, 2005

Shedding...

Shedding is a term used by musicians to describe the growth that they go through as musicians as they learn more, play more and experiement more...

...and as I've been struggling with my current (3rd) draft of my script, "Produced By Jimmy Wade", I've begun to feel that "shedding" can apply here as well... not to mention pretty much any other artistic endeavour.

Recently I've gone back and read some pages from earlier scripts, stories written over the past five years, and I cringe at a lot of what I read... it screams amateur, hack, pack up and go home... but then I think about the 3rd draft that I'm going through now and I can actually see the shedding that's taken place. Why, you may ask?... well, if you've read anything about screen writing, you've probably come across the saying, "kill you babies"... which means that as a writer, you can't be affraid to delete that favorite line of dialogue, that character that has no point or even a scene altogether if it doean't push the story forward or deepen the understanding of a character. I've come to look at "killing your babies" as a type or form of "shedding".

Living in New York City, I come across many artists all wanting success but what I've seen is that they want it NOW... they're not willing to put in the time to shed and grow as an artist till it's the RIGHT time... at least that's what I keep telling myself.

Hopefully the posts will pick up when I put this script to bed and begin work on packaging and financing... but again, I make no promises. Thanks for reading... EB.

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