{"id":3171,"date":"2010-10-29T14:41:31","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T13:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2010-10-29T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T13:41:31","slug":"day-five-at-equinoxe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/day-five-at-equinoxe\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Five at eQuinoxe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3173\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/P1030299.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3173 lazyload\" title=\"P1030299\" data-src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/P1030299-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake near Schloss Elmau\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3173\" title=\"P1030299\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/P1030299-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake near Schloss Elmau\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alpine Lake near Schloss Elmau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;ve finished up with all the writer&#8217;s meeting. \u00a0Each writer met with five advisors over three days. \u00a0They each had a session in the morning and one in the afternoon. \u00a0One session was free time to think, wander and explore.<\/p>\n<p>One of the writers who had a free afternoon accompanied me on an alpine hike to a small lake in the mountains. \u00a0On the way back we somehow took a wrong turn and the 45 minute hike back turned into two and a half hours of an upward climb on trails not so clearly marked.<\/p>\n<p>We finally made our way on switch back trails that often seemed to lead in the wrong direction. \u00a0But followed to the end the trails reversed themselves and got us exactly where we needed to go.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a bad metaphor for a workshop process like eQuinoxe. \u00a0Working on a script with a group of advisors is never a linear process. \u00a0You have to be willing to endure the reversals and switch-backs that eventually bring you where you need to go. \u00a0Even a suggestion that takes you in a seemingly wrong direction can be crucial to finding the key to making the script work.<\/p>\n<p>When an advisor (or a producer) makes a suggestion, get to the bottom of what is missing that prompted the suggestion. \u00a0Ask, \u201cWhat would adding (or subtracting or changing) this address?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t fixate on the literal detail the advisor is questioning. \u00a0A literal suggestion is a symptom of a larger underlying problem. \u00a0It\u2019s your job to discover what is really at issue and fix that.<\/p>\n<p>Be open. \u00a0Listen. \u00a0Try to follow problem to the heart of what is causing the emotional disconnect. \u00a0Solve the underlying problem in the way that is most authentic to you. \u00a0Don&#8217;t fight the specific suggestion. \u00a0Follow it up and around to the real problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working on a script with a group of advisors is never a linear 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