It’s only two days until Serenity opens in theaters, so last night I watched a short behind-the-scenes-of-the-movie program on Sci Fi. During one of the interview segments with creator Joss Whedon, he said something that I’m adopting as my vision for my writing:
“That’s why I do this — not to make things people like, but things people love.”
Why is such a simple thought such a lightbulb moment? It’s not like I’ve been trying to write sub-par material that nobody wants to read. But my brain is wired to produce material quickly, and perhaps I need to slow down, dig deeper. I don’t think I’m ever going to be one of those people who spends an entire year on one project, but there’s a happy medium and I have to find it. I’m going to print out Joss’s quote and put it on my computer monitor where I will see it every time I sit down to work.
What have been some of your lightbulb moments?
September 28th, 2005 at 1:07 pm
I can’t wait to see Serenity!!! Lightbulb moments come to me mostly during reading and very touching movie scenes. Buffy with character growth comes to mind.
September 28th, 2005 at 1:28 pm
Trish,
I’ll trade you for some of your speed. You don’t want to know how long I’ve been working on my current WIP. My son was talking the other day about how it would be neat if there was a hat you could wear that would take the story from your head and put it on paper for you. I think I need one of those.
September 28th, 2005 at 5:01 pm
Hey Charity, if you find one of those hats, let me know. I want one!
September 29th, 2005 at 9:06 pm
I want a hat, too!!!
Trish, saw the same special, loved the same quote. HE’d said something else that connected with me, too, but my brain is toast.