Comments on: How to Become a Star Screenwriter: A Case Study in Modern Craftsmanship http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/ Decoding Patterns of Success Tue, 22 May 2012 11:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Quora http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-26069 Quora Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:27:32 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-26069 <strong>Is it harder to become a screenwriter now compared to earlier decades?...</strong> "...living in itself is an art --in fact, the most important and at the same time the most difficult and complex art to be practiced by man. Its object is not this or that specialized performance, but the performance of living, man is both the artist ...

Is it harder to become a screenwriter now compared to earlier decades?…

“…living in itself is an art –in fact, the most important and at the same time the most difficult and complex art to be practiced by man. Its object is not this or that specialized performance, but the performance of living, man is both the artist …

]]> By: Apprenticeship: Get Started in Science « Way of the Scholar http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-20267 Apprenticeship: Get Started in Science « Way of the Scholar Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:40:00 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-20267 [...] it’s not the only one. Sometimes the path is a bit messier. I’m apprenticing right now, but I haven’t been accepted to a single grad school, yet. Instead, [...]

[...] it’s not the only one. Sometimes the path is a bit messier. I’m apprenticing right now, but I haven’t been accepted to a single grad school, yet. Instead, [...]

]]> By: Words on a page » Blog Archive » A few links for the end of the week - A blog about writing, in its various forms http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-16671 Words on a page » Blog Archive » A few links for the end of the week - A blog about writing, in its various forms Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:02:30 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-16671 [...] to become a star screenwriter. Lessons in craftsmanship for every writer [...]

[...] to become a star screenwriter. Lessons in craftsmanship for every writer [...]

]]> By: Roxie Rivers http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-15896 Roxie Rivers Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:02:11 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-15896 Thanks for the post. I was an aspiring writer too and I've been through that washing machine of self-help writer books. I've learnt 2 things from your post... 1. don't visit Absolutewrite ever again 2. re-think writing as a career ... but something in the post has made me reconsider returning to classical music. It maybe a much more interesting venture. I think it was your mentioning of the immersion factor. As messy as it may seem to me, it certainly has more appeal than immersing myself into a writing life. Thanks again. It really helped. Roxie Thanks for the post. I was an aspiring writer too and I’ve been through that washing machine of self-help writer books.

I’ve learnt 2 things from your post…

1. don’t visit Absolutewrite ever again
2. re-think writing as a career

… but something in the post has made me reconsider returning to classical music. It maybe a much more interesting venture. I think it was your mentioning of the immersion factor. As messy as it may seem to me, it certainly has more appeal than immersing myself into a writing life.

Thanks again. It really helped.

Roxie

]]> By: How long does it take to become successful in network marketing? http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14386 How long does it take to become successful in network marketing? Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:22:12 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14386 [...] Newport makes this observation about what it takes to make it as a world-class screen writer. Newport says that [...]

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]]> By: Words on a page » Blog Archive » A few links for end of the week - A blog about writing, in its various forms http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14382 Words on a page » Blog Archive » A few links for end of the week - A blog about writing, in its various forms Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:35:38 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14382 [...] How to become a star screenwriter [...]

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]]> By: MCG http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14119 MCG Fri, 21 May 2010 12:06:16 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14119 Reading my own post I realize that I neglected to agree with you on how important it is just to soak in the fellowship of other people in the same craft. Reading my own post I realize that I neglected to agree with you on how important it is just to soak in the fellowship of other people in the same craft.

]]> By: MCG http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14118 MCG Fri, 21 May 2010 12:04:16 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14118 A beautiful exposition of a neglected truth, Cal. What you say about screenwriting applies to every craft I know of, from plumbing to dentistry. Ph.D. programs are built on this model. Every Ph.D. candidate has an advisor who is a mentor, both instructor and model. James McLurkin, whom you described back in March, appears to have had exceptional models and mentors. A beautiful exposition of a neglected truth, Cal. What you say about screenwriting applies to every craft I know of, from plumbing to dentistry. Ph.D. programs are built on this model. Every Ph.D. candidate has an advisor who is a mentor, both instructor and model. James McLurkin, whom you described back in March, appears to have had exceptional models and mentors.

]]> By: Stefan | StudySuccessful.com http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14077 Stefan | StudySuccessful.com Mon, 17 May 2010 13:07:02 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/05/10/how-to-become-a-star-screenwriter-a-case-study-in-modern-craftsmanship/#comment-14077 I love the: <blockquote>People don’t like this advice because it discounts their dream of writing the next Lethal Weapon during their lunch break.</blockquote> It is hard to accept that you need to work hard, for a very long time to succeed. Especially in this world, where everything is going so damn fast. I want to thank you for this sentence alone Cal, I get a lot of motivation out of it! I love the:
People don’t like this advice because it discounts their dream of writing the next Lethal Weapon during their lunch break.

It is hard to accept that you need to work hard, for a very long time to succeed. Especially in this world, where everything is going so damn fast. I want to thank you for this sentence alone Cal, I get a lot of motivation out of it!

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