West Wing - When Presidents collide

Because the West Wing and I are dating again after seeing other TV shows for the last five years, I link to this: a conversation between Barack Obama and President Jed Bartlett, as written by Aaron Sorkin.

Here.

What makes it strong, I think, is Bartlett's acknowledgement that he is a fictional character.

[The Limit] How to finish - Submit the script

Talking with Mum and Dad last night, it suddenly became clear to me: at some point I need to stop giving my script to readers.

My writing cycle has gone a little like this: finish the script, give it to some trusted readers to see if it makes sense, they comment, I adjust and finish the script, give it to some trusted readers to see if it makes sense, they comment, I adjust and ...

Wait. That is a cycle. I am using the process of 'giving the script to readers and getting insightful feedback from them' as a form of procrastination.

At some point I need to declare that I have confidence in my own writing, and that the work needs to be submitted to the actual audience for them to judge (in the case of the Limit, that actual audience is my list of producers).

The new process: figure out the standard I want to hit, determine if I've hit it, then make sure I have confidence in my own writing.

Submit. The. Script.

The next Batman movie

Given where The Dark Knight leaves Batman (and given who managed to make it through to the closing credits), I got my pick for one of the new characters in Film 3:

Huntress.