“Unfortunately, people believe that their first thing should be great. Writing is like anything else. You’re not supposed to write a page and expect it to be good. You have to write a thousand pages and expect it to be good. It’s as if we were training for the 20-yard-dash, and instead of waiting until we’d trained before we ran, we invite everyone to our first practice, and of course, we fall flat on our face.”
Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind)
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters by Karl Iglesias
page 123-124
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Screenwriting from Iowa 
Hi Scott. This is the second blog I have EVER read, the first I have EVER responded to. My initial question is, When I send a message like this, does it go to you specifically or does it go to the “Screenwriting from Iowa” site for the world to see???
Gary Magee (not related to David)
Hey Gary, thanks for reading and writing. And welcome to the world of blogging. Commenting here it goes to the far edges of the world. But you can email directly at: info@scottwsmith.com