Tip #8

I cannot stress enough how important it is to outline your script before you begin to write it.

Once you have written down your initial idea it's time to structure where you intend to take it. Rather than view this as a constriction look at it as an opportunity to make your script stand out from the rest. Which you rather read - a script with a good idea that's all over the place or one that aims for a goal and achieves it?

To get to Your destination:

1. Map it in detail - know where you're going, how you're going to get there, etc.

2. Use your map to begin your journey and let spontaneity GUIDE you in the direction you've outlined

By doing this you won't be wandering about aimlessly but you allow creativity and excitement to enter in - and because something unexpected can present itself, you can then choose to say Yes or No to it.

A good parallel would be taking a trip to Las Vegas - you've booked your hotel and made an itinerary of what you want to do and see once you're there - then when you get there you check into your hotel then head towards your first destination - but if you're flexible and allow spontanaeous things to enter into your field of experience you can be moved in directions you had not anticipated that are more exciting and enjoyable than you planned or expected without sacrificing your itinerary.

See ya next week,
Simon
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