Joss Whedon's Top 10 Writing Tips

[Penpilot]

I don't think this has been posted before (I did a search) so here it is.

Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips - Article #29643

 

[CupofJoe]

Point 1 is a keeper!

 

[A. E. Lowan]

That's kinda awesome. <3 Joss Whedon!

 

[Anders Ämting]

...What's wrong with Last Action Hero? I loved that movie.

 

[Rantz]

This is pretty wonderful, thank you for posting it.

 

[Abbas-Al-Morim]

He'd better spend his time making more firefly!

Still a valuable ressource though!

 

[Chessie]

I don't understand the "cut what you love" part is all about if someone wouldn't mind elaborating onthat. :/

 

[Ireth]

I don't understand the "cut what you love" part is all about if someone wouldn't mind elaborating onthat. :/

Same idea as "murder your darlings". Sometimes you write a passage that you just adore, and it doesn't quite fit with the story as a whole. So you need to cut it out, even though you love it and lavished so much attention on it.

 

[Chessie]

Ahh...that makes sense. Thank you.