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When I Really Have To Push And Grope And Scratch And Claw To Make A Story Work, That's A Telltale Sign That Maybe Something Conceptually Isn't Right.

Some Of My High School Teachers Did Remind Me That I Had An Excellent Imagination When It Came To Making Up Excuses.

When The Stories Come Easily And The Writing Process Doesn't Feel Laboring, That's Usually A Good Sign For Me.

I Don't Think It's That Strange That A Show Has Sort Of A Bumpy Beginning. It's Just Part And Parcel Of The Process.

You've Got To Honor Your Relationship With Your Audience - That They Sit Down Because They Want To Be Entertained. And That Doesn't Mean You Can't Provoke Them And Antagonize Them And Challenge Them In The Course Of The Entertainment As Long As You Keep The Entertainment Part Of The Equation Alive.