There's No Upside to Holding Back
30th June 2016 | for Creatives | writing, inspiration/the muse, filmmaking, Michelle King, TV writing |
"There's no upside to holding back plot. .... If you've got a great idea, that great idea doesn't wait until season two. It goes in the third act. You can keep inventing more plot, but you can't invent more audience. You have to have the faith in yourself... that there will be another good idea."
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