They can sometimes seem like they’re impossible to have.
Especially when you have to solve something specific, on a specific deadline. Double jeopardy. Unavoidable double jeopardy.
I have spent many a night, that has turned into a late night, and sometimes an early morning, staring at a blank pad. Scribbling out badly conceived storyboards. Typing away at a scene over and over again when I know at its core the scene doesn’t work. Having a single creative problem to solve and trying to solve everything else but IT.
One night, after over a decade of this, I had a simple idea: Go to bed.
I woke up the next morning, refreshed. Got a nice cup of inspirational coffee and sat down to it again. The solution came to me with little effort.
Since that night, I have employed this technique successfully for over 3 decades. B**s##t you cry? Try it…