Michael B. Druxman
Usually when I run into "writer's block," I have taken a wrong turn earlier in the story. So, I just stop writing on that story, sometimes for days or weeks. Eventually, often when I'm driving or in the shower, the answer will come to me...and then the story begins to flow again.
That's what happened when I wrote my original screenplay for the movie that became DILLINGER & CAPONE (now in paperback and on Kindle). At one point, I couldn't write any longer...and it took me about 3 weeks to figure out why.
I had violated the character of John Dillinger. Dillinger was a bank robber, who would walk into a bank, guns drawn, and announce: "I'm John Dillinger, and this is a hold-up!".
In an early draft of my script, I had Dillinger pulling a burglary. I changed that, and everything was fine.
That's what happened when I wrote my original screenplay for the movie that became DILLINGER & CAPONE (now in paperback and on Kindle). At one point, I couldn't write any longer...and it took me about 3 weeks to figure out why.
I had violated the character of John Dillinger. Dillinger was a bank robber, who would walk into a bank, guns drawn, and announce: "I'm John Dillinger, and this is a hold-up!".
In an early draft of my script, I had Dillinger pulling a burglary. I changed that, and everything was fine.
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