Episode 9: Why Writers Need a Creative Process
Apr 23, 2024
The Creative Cut Up podcast is a lively and honest space for storytellers that sits at the intersection of craft, business, and creative freedom.
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In Ep 9, Felicia, Dria, and Georgette cut up about how messy the creative process can be, the importance of writers having their own process, and why they should protect it.
A breakdown of our chat:
(00:06:08) Felicia breaks down her writing process into three phases: outlining, drafting, rewriting
(00:10:16) What it means to have a script as studio ready as possible
(00:12:00) Why it’s important for writers to have a process and protect that process
(00:13:09) How having a writing process can help you develop confines and write faster
(00:16:24) Georgette’s experience taking writing classes and developing a writing process
(00:19:40) How the writing process can reveal if your story’s working or not
(00:21:16) Georgette using writing classes to become a better producer
(00:23:05) Folks not understanding the messiness of the creative process and being careful about who you bring into your process
(00:25:42) The development aspects of working with writers
(00:26:53) Having empathy for the writer while still being in service to the story
(00:29:17) Why early feedback is helpful
(00:30:52) Getting a lot of notes not making you a bad writer
(00:32:30) How getting notes is part of the process in Hollywood and having the skill to pull off the draft
(00:33:50) Notes calls
(00:35:06) Our How We Create segment where Felicia, Dria, and Georgette share things inspiring them this week
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This podcast is a production of The Create Daily. It was produced by Georgette Pierre and executive produced by Felicia Pride. It was edited by Wize Grazette of the Indie Creative Network.
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