Uncover the Untold Secrets of Screenwriting with Jack Epps in This Exclusive Go Into The Story Interview
Scott: That reminds me of that Stephen King quote. He was asked once, “What scares you?” He said, “I’m the most scared before I type the first word of a new story.” I tell my students, “Look, if Stephen King gets scared every time he starts a story and he’s written what 70 or 80 things then we have the right to be scared, too.”
Jack: Absolutely. We just had John Wells down to campus recently and John said the same thing. Here is a guy who has like 25 Emmys and I think around 50 Emmys nominations. He just said, “Look, every time I face a new script I’m terrified.” If John Wells is terrified of the blank page, it’s okay for the rest of us to break into a cold sweat every now and then. We all face the terror of the blank page. The thing that you have to do is dive in. Start working, start building out your characters.
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