RELAXING

I need to have an ‘enjoy myself’ philosophy. Get comfortable with writing until my body tenses up or my brain gets logjammed – and then just doing something else, relaxing until I get the signal in my head telling me it’s time to go back to the keyboard.

When I'm feeling stressed out at the thought of trying to finish something - whether it be a script, an Act, or a scene - set myself a couple of small goals.

Quite often when I'm starting a dialogue draft, I won't shave until the story has quickened and the dialogue is coming naturally and rapidly out of me. Unfortunately, the beard stops me from sleeping well).