Jane Espenson

JANE ESPENSON (BUFFY, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, GILMORE GIRLS, blogger)

I always tell people that nothing cures Writers’ Block like having a job. If a script is due, if you HAVE to write it, then, magically, there is no block. Conversely, of course, writing projects of your own, spec projects with no deadline and no one waiting to read what you’ve done --- that gets harder after you’ve become used to hard deadlines and guaranteed payment. I force myself to complete those only sometimes — when the idea strikes me as so good that I really feel driven to complete the project. Maybe, in cases like that, Writer’s Block is actually acting as a good executive — keeping me focused only on the best ideas!