Writer's Block Instant Cure 

Mark Valdez Exactly! Or as I like to say... "There's no such thing as a bad screenplay -- there are only early drafts!"

Thanks. :)

+FAST Screenplay My problem is that I have a concept in my mind, but I have no idea where to begin at. Any advice on that please?

DefinitelyNotOfficial If you have concept, you should begin and the beginning. FAST is the 4-part writing process. The first phase is the F -- Focus -- where you "focus" your ideas into a story. The next phase is the A -- Apply -- where you apply your story to the page (write a first draft). Then comes the S -- Strengthen -- where you strengthen your work by rewriting it, until it's solid. Lastly is the T -- Tweak -- where you polish the actual words and make it an extraordinary reader experience. The complete system also has 3 additional phases -- first is the Setup Phase, where you prepare your brain for the writing process. Then you go through F, A, S and T. Then is the Alignment Phase, where you get notes and feedback and make sure to align your work with the reader's needs. And finally is the Payoff Phase, where you find and connect with your target (producer, publisher, etc). Most people just leap into the typing... and then get lost (or distracted). But if you go step by step through the whole process, you make creativity intuitive. Try starting at the beginning with our 10-Day Free Start. Those first 10 steps help any writer, no matter what you're writing: fastscreenplay.com/10-Day.html From there, you can keep going if you like. It's up to you. Hope this helps!

FAST Screenplay Yeah... Well, the problem is that I'm not sure where to place the beginning, and the events are very influenced by the characters and circumstances, and I don't really have a clear image of them in my mind. Maybe I could start by doing that, deciding what the characters etc. are.

Well... I *do* say that... but there's more to it than "just write". You also need to get in the right headspace, and then add new skills every day. But if you're doing those things, then at some point you DO have to "just write". ;)

Or calls writer's block a myth

I mean, it IS true. Just write, *then* fix anything that's bad.

yeah it's kinda literally what he said in the video lol.. but it's the only solution

Brah i know Right!!!!!

Well, it's a start.

FAST Screenplay BAHAHAHAHA

lmfao

@@urmom-or8mc 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Junkpunk novel?

Thank you so much. I love writing

truly great video, will help millions of people. thanks for this. I loved the concept that the inner critic is useful, but is acting before it is required (criticizing something that isn't close to finalization yet). saved and subscribed.

They do that. Glad you found them. They always try to hide, but never run very far. I think mine hide in the reservoir of my fountain pen, because scribbling with that always brings them to the surface.

OrionoftheStar *AGREED*

King Me Fck. That's beautiful.

Mind if I use it in a song?

🖤

That is, no joke the most beautiful thing i have ever heard

Lol Ed Sheehan

Duchess Nellie! Happy to help! Enjoy your writing... you can always refine or improve it later; that’s the beauty of writing! :)

Literally same

i felt this

Same! This actually helped immediately

Jociebear2012 ME

Jociebear2012 THATS THE ACTUAL REASON IM HERE 😂 I’m writing a FanFiction for Jack and Auggie (Wonder) On wattpad

IM DEAD!! LITERALLY THE REASON IM HERE

Same..I got 13 things goin on for Wattpad rn,,,me and my gay ships man😂

Me w my larry fics

take a shower! NO JOKE!!! JUST sleep, rest your mind, (generally TAKE A BREAK), and then the most important part... TAKE A SHOWER. i'm sirius it really works, like 15-20 min after your done it kicks in.

Devlin McGuire you’re Sirius? Hello, Padfoot!

poor u :(

@@pianorelaxing8330 lololol

Sir ap yaha bhi? 😀

***** Could not agree more. :)

this was so poetic. thank you for this comment.

why do you write like your'e running out of time?

Thanks I needed this 🙏🏻

Four years late, but that's beautifully written :)

This is EXACTLY right. We often look at kids with nostalgia and envy at how free they are. But we can do the same thing. We can stop worrying about outcomes and just see where it takes us. And the beauty of a first draft is that once it’s on the page, we can THEN reshape it until it’s what we’d like it to be. Thanks for this comment. You really nailed it.

4 years too late but wouldnt a gold metal just be gold?

@@slayertony4850 lmao

medal, :)

Slayer Tony I’d definitely just prefer the metal than a medal

yeah pls

Nate Fantastic! Keep up the good work!

@@fastscreenplay Thanks. I've used this for 5 years now. About to get a bachelors, this has helped me a ton.

Nate That is truly awesome. So happy to have contributed even a little. Keep on writing! Your ideas are important.

@@MrBlueboy6666 proud of you brother

Great! Don't forget to share the video if you liked it. Good luck!

@Judith Lopez Amazing I totally relate

Keep at it! Mastery requires lots of practice. Write on! :)

FAST Screenplay I just finished the next chapter thanks

Thanks for the comment... don't forget to share! :)

I know!!

Love it! Thanks for the comment. Sometimes we just need a little nudge in the right direction. Just always remember that "ideas spark ideas" so when you get stuck (we all get fixated on an idea from time to time), just write whatever garbage comes to mind, and it will spark other ideas that will eventually get you back on track. And you're right: It's almost never actually garbage. :)

Thanks for sharing! Don't forget to spread the word. :)

Same here, I've had songwritet's block for almost a week now. This is actually helpful

Same, and it stresses me out. I'm thankful for this video. :)

I've refined my words over the years, and now describe writing (and try to remind all people who are attempting to write something) that ALL writing is a "process of discovery". Use this exercise to kickstart that process. Enjoy!

+Kiara Smith, Thank you for making an exception, and commenting here. It's a great pleasure to hear that I've helped people along the way, and I thank you for sharing. Now, no more getting mad at yourself! :) You have stories inside you and things to say, that no one else will ever have. It's up to you to share them, and you cannot be wrong. It's never a search for perfection -- it's only a search for finding the most EFFECTIVE way to say what you want to say. Keep on writing!

Happy to help. Don't forget to share! :)

Happy to help!

Happy to help! Always remember: If you get the “garbage” out, you can always fix or improve it afterwards.

Its been 7 for me😭

simple and true*

TheUltimateGC Thanks for the kind words. You can help me out by sharing it. :)

Thanks for the comment. Very happy to help!

Me too. This helped a lot for me

MrVitalic85 yea same!

Perfect! That's exactly what this exercise is designed to do. Happy writing!

+Y do U Need 2 Know, thanks for letting me know! I'm happy to help...! (Eventually, it will be a part of you, and you won't need the reminder... but until then, we're here for ya!)

Katie-Marie Anastasiades that's why I'm here too. Two straight months. I used to have like 40 new notes a month.

Kit Taylor - Saviour. I've come here for the same reason...how is it going for you at the moment?

@@gaborbalog8028 I guess we will never know.

Calling Kit Taylor.....?

@@andalltheangelssay212 I’m here, what’s up

Happy to help! And I agree. I created the exercise spontaneously in a live workshop about 20 years ago and have now done it (and variations of it) thousands of times with thousands of writers and it works magic. Very happy you’ve found it! Happy writing.

guess what? listing for renting garbage but we're never writing garbage you don't even need to fix it it just gives you an idea and you use that idea you write that idea you're amazing thank you so much

Angie Angieprettybird, what happened when you did the exercise?

No, thank you!! 😄

Thank you so much!

Ryan Koordi Thanks for the comment -- glad I could help! Don't forget to share it -- let's help everyone out of their block! :)

Love this, and I agree completely. Happy writing (and happy living)!

devellie m8 Always remember that writing is iterative. It almost never comes out of your brain in its final state. Let yourself write, and then just improve it until you’re happy with it. Enjoy!

Lol I do that, I rewrite and re edit the first three chapters of my book to perfection, convincing myself each time that this time once I get to the end of the third chapter I will be able to write the rest. Hasn’t worked so far, I will have to see if giving myself permission to write garbage helps, but not sure as I think my problem is more to do with self sabotage.

Caleb White I couldn't agree more. Don't forget to share it! ;) Thanks for the comment, and happy writing!

Speak from the heart. You’ll be surprised how well received it is when you do. (Besides, you’re graduating. You’ll never see these people again. Don’t worry about it.) :D Congratulations on your graduation!

The video’s old but I’m still here. (The exercise itself was developed by me about 25 years ago, even!) Thanks for sharing your success with it. You’re right, it’s incredibly freeing. Keep up the great work, and enjoy your writing!

Thanks for the comment. Couldn't agree more!

+Harper Craven, happy to help!

More than happy to help! Enjoy your writing. A novel is an ambitious project - you can do it!

Happy to help!

***** Fantastic! Thanks for the feedback, Herman! And don't forget to check out the other videos on this channel... there's a lot of helpful stuff here! :)

Love it!! Happy to help!

We both came to the right place lmfao

Marketing Digest Thanks for the comment. I do have to say that while writer's block *is* a constant struggle, it's because of the reasons in the video -- so I'd argue that it *does* have an instant cure (the exercise in the video). What is *not* instant is "good writing", or finding just the right way to say what we're trying to say, which may take a considerable amount of thought, and of playing around with possible variations to find the most effective wording. But that's not "block"; that's just artistry and craft, and that's where the "how to write FAST" video comes into play. Hope this helps!

+Ankriti Pandey, I'm not sure why, but now you know. ;) I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Rope Tan Fantastic! Thanks for letting me know. Have fun and keep on writing!

Very happy to help! And remember to let it flow. Your brain knows what it's trying to say, you just need to let it out (and refine it later). ENJOY!!

H_curly If you want to stay blocked, no worries. Your loss. :) Closed minds beset with preconceived ideas don’t often produce great insights anyway, so I won’t try to convince you. But I look forward to your return when you decide results are more important than conveying an image of cleverness. But to anyone scanning the comments: It’s precisely this kind of headline-reading and knee-jerk judgment that gets your mind blocked in the first place. Stay open to new ideas and they will come flooding out of you (as you already know if you’ve done the exercise). Happy writing!

@@fastscreenplay So first off I think free form writing can be a productive way to get the creative juices flowing, but I think your mistaking my comment as a critique of your content rather than your title. As a viewer I'm scrolling through literally millions of web information everyday. And if I'm going to be truthful, I see a large surplus amount of the same self help/life hack videos everyday. these videos are making broad, oversimplified, hollow and grandiose statements all claiming to have "The most simple and effective solution to all my life's woes." while simultaneously attempting to sell a book or online lessons to make money. (I'm glad your not trying to push a product in this video.) Again I'm not critiquing your content I just find the words "Fast" in conjunction with "simple and effective." To have bad connotations to it.

H_curly You can defend your comment all you like. Bottom line is this: You judged the book by its cover. You commented BEFORE watching the video - or at the very least BEFORE doing the exercise. That makes your comment useless to anyone who reads it, and it makes you someone who is trying to look clever to RU-vid comment readers, rather than someone offering a valuable insight or counter-perspective to a video. (No judgement; that’s just the reality of what you’ve done.) It doesn’t matter AT ALL what else you’ve seen or how many videos are out there. You’re here on my page throwing shade at what is, literally, the instant cure for writer’s block. For what purpose? To make yourself look smart? Sorry, that comment didn’t make you look smart. You looked like someone with a closed mind who didn’t do the exercise. And you got called out on it. No big deal. I’m not castigating you; I’m just speaking the truth (as I always do). You can rationalize your position if that makes you feel better, but it doesn’t change anything. I read (and reply to) EVERY comment on my channel (which you’d know if you took a minute to look (and think) before commenting). So when someone posts an ignorant comment, they get called out. You’re today’s winner. Take the lesson, mate. Don’t jump into the comment section of a video (from a content creator you don’t know) with an agenda. Maybe watch a video (and DO an exercise) before talking trash, just because a phrase triggered you. You might actually learn something. You might actually get the value you’re SEARCHING for (why else would you be here than because you need help getting past a block?). Sometimes people use phrases that draw attention precisely because it will help them deliver value. It might be the exception, but sometimes it does happen. See the bigger picture, my friend. :)

H_curly Oh, one other thing: This exercise is not about “free form writing”. You’ll need to look a bit closer for the penny to drop. Happy writing!

OOF

Thanks for the comment. Happy writing!

It'll save your a** in terms of ANY kind of writing, too. :) (Happy to have you back for another reminder! Keep on writing...!)

Thanks for the comment, MyBrainEatsEverything. One of the most important things I teach is WHY. I believe that's what will make it stick.

Write that. “I can’t think of what happens next.” Then stop thinking, and write whatever appears in your head next. Whatever it is. Anything.

@@fastscreenplay Ok then

Are you a poet? probably not, i'm a poet and I experience writers block, just so ya know it can happen, yes I have experienced laziness when writing poems but I have also experienced writers block, it happens.. even to poets..

So.. if poets only experience laziness not writers block how come I'm experiencing writers block right now..?

hiding from the world I am a poet, yes. I didn't say that poets never experience writers block. I said: if you write poetry (not prose), you will not experience writers block. If you don't know what the literature form called poetry is, you should look it up. Writing poetry and being poetic is not the same thing. I'm sure that's what had you confused?

I'm a poet, as in I write poetry. I also write some prose though. One goal of mine (That will probably never happen) Is that I want to be a famous poet. I call myself a poet because I write more poetry than any other form of writing. I am most certainly not confused on that. I don't see how me calling myself a poet who gets writers block would make you think I was confused on anything… (Sorry for the late reply)

Happy to help! (And it works every time, too.)

Old habits die hard!

+lorenzo posada Nah, that just makes my heart want to explode.

Eva Pellegrino Always go way on yourself. Writing is a process. It doesn’t have to come out perfectly. That’s what rewrites are for. Happy writing!