tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post6486682707350176586..comments2023-07-05T03:53:20.503-06:00Comments on The Laws of Making: Ideas: Don't Stop with One Good IdeaDeren Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11260147750947135832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-8946452054312693622010-12-22T09:40:46.808-07:002010-12-22T09:40:46.808-07:00In the context of the Pixar comments, I understood...In the context of the Pixar comments, I understood the advice about at least three good ideas to serve as insurance that they really were investing all that time and energy into the best idea.<br /><br />But you make a very good point, Deb, and for the opposite structural reason: scenes are cheep, compared to then scope of the entire project and so you can afford to try several approaches.<br /><br />I suspect a substantial part of revisions amounts to the same thing: trying different approaches to key scenes. Doing so on the first draft won't guarantee that it will be perfect, but it will probably reduce the number of scenes that have to be reworked in revisions.Deren Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260147750947135832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-10486561689576436772010-12-21T19:12:25.209-07:002010-12-21T19:12:25.209-07:00I like this philosophy. It would work with each ne...I like this philosophy. It would work with each new scene, too.Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-65835636765628843482010-12-21T15:39:06.009-07:002010-12-21T15:39:06.009-07:00You're welcome. And welcome!You're welcome. And welcome!Deren Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260147750947135832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-47849545419273651912010-12-21T15:36:48.034-07:002010-12-21T15:36:48.034-07:00Yes Yes Yes. Illuminating post. Thanks.Yes Yes Yes. Illuminating post. Thanks.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com