Kathi Funston Speaks!

I’ve been working on the draft of the Couch Cases half-hour pilot over the past few weeks, and the more I go into my cave to write,  the more I want to tip my hat to talented writers like Tina Fey. How DOES she do it? Cranking out story after story and making it look so easy! To be fair, I do have a day job that takes up part of my time that would otherwise be spent writing, but I still find it challenging to have to call upon my muse and be creative at a moment’s notice, especially when I just don’t FEEL like writing that day. (Those are the days I end up singing, by the way.) Seriously, just because it’s 10:00 AM on a Tuesday and my schedule says it’s time to write, doesn’t mean I can. 

Sometimes I would prefer to wait for inspiration to hit me like it does with music. You know, that inconvenient surge of creative energy that occupies your mind at 3 AM and won’t let you rest until you’ve got the tune down? Annoying, yes, but also extremely productive and rewarding. That’s why we give in to the muse and let her speak to us. I don’t think I’m there yet with my screenwriting. I have yet to be hit with an urge to write until my little fingers can write no more. And until I’m lucky enough to be inconvenienced like that, I’ll just have to inspire myself through discipline and hard work. I’m on my way to earning my 10,000 hours, and writing in my cave for a little bit every day is sure to get me there. When I earn it, my muse will come. I’m sure of it.