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Have any LG writers felt like they were shit writers when they first started? I constantly feel like I’m the shittiest writer in the room, and it’s starting to weigh on me, to the point where I want to leave television for good. I have no problem pulling ideas out of my ass,but when it comes to writing, I don’t know how to improve. It’s so nuanced and open to interpretation, unlike math where there’s a “formula.“

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Unfortunately, there's definitely not a formula. But in terms of improvement, the only way to do it is to keep doing it. Like Lainey said you can't fix nothing.

Read everything. If you're writing for film/TV watch everything, too. Even if it's not your personal taste the more you take in, the more you can put out. And just keep grinding. What helps me is that I have a file called "garbage" that is full of fragments and stupid stuff that I'm never going to turn into anything, but when I'm stuck and the juices aren't flowing, I just work in the garbage file until something knocks loose. The only way out is through.

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Appreciate this take🙏🙏

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