Dear God, I’m
running behind here. So very sorry. There was Halloween (which I got kind of
drunk during) and an election (which I got kind of drunk during) and then an
old friend was in town (you’re sensing the pattern, I’m sure)...
Anyway, I don’t have much
time, but I didn’t want to neglect the blog any longer. Mostly because I’m sick of Thom mocking me in
the comments. So here’s a quick note
from playwright, screenwriter, and Nicholl Fellowship
recipient Arthur Jolly. Arthur made a
brilliant observation about the Mona Lisa a few months back, and--being a lazy bastard--I saved it for
an occasion just like this...
“If the
Mona Lisa had a clumsy red brush stroke, a glob of scarlet somehow left unfixed
on the side of her head, people seeing the painting would hardly notice that
the rest of it is a masterpiece, they'd say ‘Why is that brushstroke there?’
“When
people read your script, that one line that's wrong - they'll notice it. Fix
it.”
Next week,
even with Thanksgiving, I promise to tell the story of punching Rick
Springfield and how it relates to world building.
