SLAMMING
INTO
WRITER'S
BLOCK!
OUCH! OK, so like I'm the guy who's written over 200 Captain FlashLight radio episodes, right? (Actually it's true.) :o) And now I can't come up with EVEN ONE idea for an 11 minute animated episode. BUMMER. I've been here before, though. The problem is, I'm trying to write this ultra-funny, super-cool, perfect-in-every-way story...
INSTEAD OF:
Just having fun with the characters.
Or drawing pictures I'd like to see in the story.
Or, best: letting the characters tell the story.
Most times I just hit record and let Cap take over.
Time to do that again. Yeah. Yeah...
It's like the Lord is saying: DUDE. Let Me handle this...
And I say, "OK. It's Yours anyway, Lord."
THEN I START PLAYING:
OK. Maybe it should have Louie Dah Lampshade in it.
Yeah, so she can say:
AUNT CHANDELIERA: Louis, Louis! I can smell your breath from across the street!
LOUIE DAH LAMPSHADE: I think you're smelling bus exhaust.
AUNT CHANDELIERA: Louis. Did you brush your teeth this morning???
LOUIE DAH LAMPSHADE: Can't really do that with this lampshade on my head, now can I?
And stuff like that... Hey I'm having fun!
Maybe there's a story hiding around in here.
SO MAYBE:
WRITING IS NOT WORK...
IT'S JUST PLAYING WITH WORDS.
OK. Well, I've got the munchies. Dude! It's almost 12 noon!
You're not supposed to talk with your mouth full... so ttyl.
Keep Shining,
rOd
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