What makes a good day job for screenwriters and writers,
according to John August, the screenwriter of Big Fish (which I saw last week and, to my own surprise, very much enjoyed).
August’s web site is a great ressource for people who want to write for movies. If only all screenwriters were as generous as he is and understood the Web as well as he does… It would be great if he added blogging to his site, even though his current structure is rather close to blogging.
For those of you interested in the screenwriting and directing process, the Big Fish web site offers a very DVD like feature where you can follow one of the scenes from the movie from script to screen.
The subject of the day job makes me realize: for a little over two years now, I haven’t had to keep one of those day jobs to be able to do what I really wanted to do. Being able to make a living from writing – even though a lot of this writing does not qualify as personal projects – is quite a blessing and something I doubted I would ever be able to achieve. I keep my fingers crossed that I won’t have to give it up to sell donuts, or something like that.
