I believe the major issue hampering good writers (even with good ideas) is rewriting. Say the solid notes call for more fleshed-out characters or more subplots or whatever, we routinely see writers hardly alter their scripts save for a couple of token gestures and don't move forward.To a degree, I understand how this can be difficult as the writer is invested in the script that's taken up a large chunk of their life and feel it's complete so to squeeze elements in can result in perpetual moving around pieces of a jigsaw and getting nowhere fast as the writer insists that existing scenes can't be ousted and that augmenting most of the dialogue to enhance themes and subplots would undo the point of the current dialogue. So I see how some would find it easier to start afresh with a blank sheet than try to work with 100 pre-filled pages.
So how do you rewrite - working around, with, and at the expense of current content?
So how do you rewrite - working around, with, and at the expense of current content?
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