Writing takes perseverance, insight, practice, and, according to Mark, stubbornness. You create something with your writing, so you need to protect it. That doesn’t mean ignoring feedback or foregoing revisions; it means protecting the idea you created in the first place. Dan reads an excerpt from the inspiring Making Comics, by Linda Barry. And Mark introduces a new addition: Street Writers Stories.

Street Writers - Cinematic Angles

Still waiting for inspiration? Maybe it’s time you actually started writing— powerfully, productively and with plenty of punch. Here's a 10-minute jab at writing as a craft that calls for tenacity, consistency and the courage to face an empty page. Mark Bellusci and Dan Chichester are pros at bare-knuckle writing for stage, film, editorial, marketing and comics. They share hard-earned tricks to help you roll up your sleeves, beat down the demons, and move that project forward — be it a novel, ad, play, press release, game, screenplay or shopping list. Take it to the streets and fight to write.