Tony Gilroy's ten tips.

[Eric Boellner]

Just an interesting bit to read. I never really take these articles too seriously because eventually people are just repeating themselves and everyone else with these "ten tips," but I do occasionally find a gem I hadn't heard before. Here, I like #3: "start small."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24348113

 

[David Jimerson]

I think #8 is something that's lost on a lot of people.

Though I'd add to it -- you not only need to develop something to say, you need to have a sense of whether or not it's something people will care enough about to listen to it.

 

[Batutta]

The man responsible for Armageddon...more like culpable. Although to be fair, that movie had like half a dozen writers on it. The list is fairly generic. Can't disagree with most of it but didn't find much useful. #9 is a bit suspect. You dont' HAVE to live in Los Angeles. But saying you shouldn't is generalizing things a bit. There's always a benefit to living in a culturally and ethnically diverse city. Not something I appreciated until I lived in a bland suburb for a while. When I lived in Los Angeles, I took for granted that every person I met was going to be totally different from the next. Now every person I meet is pretty much the same dude. It gets boring.