What's your screenwriting back-up?

[The Arrow]

Mine is coffee, JD and smokes.

[jeo4]

Caffeine and energy drinks. My blood is carmel color and fizzes in the morning and orange at night.

Beyond writing this horror novel, I write procedures and document changes in workflow at my day job. Which one do you think I prefer?

:p

[syxxpac]

Coffee. And lots of it.

[zombievictim]

I can't go through writing a screenplay without me good ol Moutain Dew.

[adamjohnson]

God I havent written in forever

Oh. Porn. Lots and lots of porn.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Nothing. I've never needed a back-up. Christ, talk about NOT being less than perfect.

[Servo]

Who has time to drink/smoke/watch porn when your fingers are typing 75 words a minute for hours and hours and hours!

[JayWolf]

Water, and lots of it.

[Dragonforce]

Plagerism.

[Cronos]

ive currently never needed a backup but id probably have to go with alcohol (a nice black russian to be precise)....definitely not coffee though, that just makes me very very very very tired

[the dead one]

Djarum Clove Cigarettes, Woodbridge Chardonnay and Coffee--

http://www.cigarvaultonline.com/Miniature%20Cigars/djbali.jpg http://www.spendrupsvin.se/services/data/wineImages/wine_321.80 http://www.sbchocolate.com/images/Coffee%20Mug.jpg

[doaflip]

Music and my old diary. If I'm running out of ideas, I just have to flick through my diary and find something funny someone said one day. Then I incorporate that and high quality dialogue ensues.

[The Arrow]

Originally posted by the dead one
Djarum Clove Cigarettes, Woodbridge Chardonnay and Coffee--

http://www.cigarvaultonline.com/Miniature%20Cigars/djbali.jpg http://www.spendrupsvin.se/services/data/wineImages/wine_321.80 http://www.sbchocolate.com/images/Coffee%20Mug.jpg

You are a great man my friend :)

[the dead one]

Originally posted by The Arrow
You are a great man my friend :)

Ah, I'm not all that---but thanks Arrow for the props and calling me friend. But you are the great one and this is my favorite place, hey bartender can we get another round down here?? ;)

[countchocula]

None of the above.

[drsatan_84]

Cigs are a must, JD and coke a cola, pot, sometimes prescription meds, psychedelics. You'll put out some great shit. At least I do.

[dan draven]

Pain and mysery are what seem to be my two big backups. Writing is a great outlet for both of these and it comes out pretty good sometimes.

[Pandemoniac]

It's a bit of a 2-faced situation. There is the inspiration giving you the idea and there is the transpiration needed to work the idea out in to a story.
I get some idea's when boozed, but I need to be sober and sharp to use those ideas when I want to create stories or drawings around them (also cause I draw like a turd when I'm drunk).
So a little acohol for the start and then lots of coffee and smokes during the development.

[Max Cady]

http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/Crime_Lab/images/marijuana.jpg

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Max Cady
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/Crime_Lab/images/marijuana.jpg How the hell does really old corn off the cob help?

Anyway, I wanted to ask. Those of you who've answered stuff like "Energy drinks! Gotta keep writin'!" I wanted to know if screenwriting was their job, or if they did it professionally.

[Max Cady]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
How the hell does really old corn off the cob help?

Anyway, I wanted to ask. Those of you who've answered stuff like "Energy drinks! Gotta keep writin'!" I wanted to know if screenwriting was their job, or if they did it professionally.

It helps with Ideas...

[Fettdog]

During the daytime, a pot of strong black coffee, and a (reasonably) good cigar.

In the evening, a glass (or few) of good red wine, amd a (reasonably) good cigar! :)

[Gluttony]

cheap cigarettes.

[!MorganOnyx!]

A bit of self belief, a prayer and a sign it's all going to be worth it.

My big problem is I just can't get down to writing a damn screenplay because I think it will suck and no one will pick it up. I get all these ideas and start convincing myself they blow or I've seen them somewhere before. Originality is such a hard concept to come across these days. :(

[TheJadedGamer]

Cigarettes. Packs and packs of cigarettes.

Or weed, it helps me think my script is brillant. Too bad that wears off after a couple of hours.