Yesterday we talked a little about adding layers to your story in the second draft.
I thought of a better way to describe it. Let me know if this sounds familiar:
Where are the orphans!
Or
I Gotta have more cowbell!
We as writers know what we want from a scene. The writer says: I need my character to get out. Let’s have them walk right out.
The reader says, “Hey, wait a minute!”
THAT’s the executive producer moment.
“I love what you did here. Can we add a whale in the scene? And this other character who is this tough guy. Can that be a woman? A black woman maybe?“Or maybe… a dolphin!”
Be the executive producer on your story.
This scene needs more orphans!
Where are the orphans?
(I don’t know what movie that’s from.)
The writer buries his head and slinks out of the room.
The executive producer thinks he’s just added brilliance to the script
Or in music: I Gotta have more cowbell!
They key is to be that unattached, just not that clueless. But look for your cowbell moments.
And add them.
Because sometimes ya gotta have more cowbell.
Or orphans, as the case were.
Dan Alatorre 
The best skit of all time!!! It never gets old!!!!
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It was rejected SEVEN times and it’s now known as one of their best ever.
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That is incredible! I never knew that!!! While new meaning for ‘fall seven times, stand up eight’ for me now!! Wow!!!
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Yep. I actually address that in more detail in tomorrow’s blog post.
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I look forward to reading it!!!
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