Blank Screens Love Writers

It took sitting around for two hours and staring at nothingness but I finally found a sliver of inspiration for my screenwriting class. I was tasked at developing a character (or at least the beginnings of one). I’ll be working with this character for the remainder of the quarter.

I had the hardest time because the assignment was so vague. What world would I want to shape around him? What genre was I hoping to explore? The hardest part was knowing where to start. Be that as it may, I finally found my inspiration by reflecting on my own life. After all people always say, “Write what you know.”

I ended up pulling a piece from this blog, actually. Those who go out of their way to seek fame and association with celebrity have always irked me. So why not start writing a screenplay about them? The protagonist is inherently flawed with those desires, but as he lives out his life pursuing those endeavors, he gains life lessons that improve his character.

I suppose this is written more like a sitcom than a film, but he will go through an epiphany nonetheless. In writing this, I hope not to offend anyone in the process. Or rather, I hope my muses don’t discover my work and become offended by it.