TAKE TWO
In theory, adapting a true story should be simple. The writer documents a real-life event, and voilft! You have a fascinating story. Not so fast, Grasshopper.
“Write what you know” may be the number one piece of advice writers receive when launching into their first project, but when I did just that, I quickly realized I didn’t know squat. Turns out, “what I know” wasn’t cinematic at all; it was self-indulgent.
Solution: Get a therapist. Talk to them about “what you know,” so you can let your creativity loose and write better stories.
The problem with writing “what we know” is that it’s hard not to protect the protagonist whom we identify with. When the feedback is boring” as “ are boring.”
