"How I did it," ([c1922])

Page scan 000180 from "How I did it,"

Record Details:

Title:
"How I did it,"
Date:
[c1922]
Publisher:
Los Angeles, Calif. : The Whittingham press
Volume:
"How I did it,"
Leaf #:
000180
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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Presentation patent. He realizes there is no need for rush- ing it, and for each improvement he makes the greater will he his reward in the end. A writer is an inventor of plot and he depends on his ingenuity and creative ability to develop a story. The more time he spends on it the greater will be his chances of having it ac- cepted. There's no need of rushing it. There is one virtue which the average em- bryo writer doesn't seem to possess. It is patience. Fifty per cent of the scripts which are sent to the producers are accompanied by urgent requests that immediate action be taken and a decision rendered at once. Those who are attempting to write for the screen should understand the importance which goes with decision. The cost of producing the story may mean anywhere from thirty thousand to a half a million dollars. A fortune may be at stake. Perhaps the producer is going to put his last dollar in his next production. He must take time, in fairness to himself and to those who are manifesting their faith in his judg- ment by putting up the capital. To expect him to render a quick decision on a story 121