Write What You Know...?

It's been a long couple of weeks but version 1.0 of the newest RnD script has been completed.

So, do I write what I know?

Who believes that Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have fought ancient gods, trained in a black ops CIA unit, battled alien robots or flown in a starship?

I have met many people that absolutely believe that you write what you know and nothing more. They don't seem to understand that the axiom of "Write what you know" pertains to the human condition.

One can understand how people react in general situations. Much like the actors that remember the death of their childhood pet to cry for a big dramatic moment, writers have to be able to look at the moments of their lives and take the emotions and feelings and transfer that to the characters and other worlds that they create.

Do you write what you know?

Don.

Karl Malden, Rest In Peace...

Oscar winnng Karl Malden has joined Pitchman/reality TV star Billy Mays, music icon/king of pop Michael Jackson, TV icon Farrah Fawcett and the legendary Ed McMahon as having passed away within the past week.