writing genres that don't go together

So years ago I wanted to write a superhero story. This was before the resurgence of the superhero movies, mind you. But mine wasn't like Spiderman or Superman. No. It was a comedy of a superhero. And since this was before the resurgence of superhero films, it was also before anyone had ever thought of combining comedies with superheroes. So when I asked a fellow writer, one who was actually writing for a TV show, what he thought. His opinion was, "You can't combine genres!" And it was fact, as he put it. That no one would EVER do that. Yeah, well, flash forward a couple years and there were tons of comedy super hero movies. Meanwhile, I'd seen a few that had stronger concepts than mine. So okay, maybe mine wasn't the right kind of comedy superhero film. But I will say what I learned from that, was to trust my judgement. Don't listen to other writers or producers say, "You can NEVER do such and such" and "Such and such type of movies are totally out!" Because believe me, someone will do it, and it will work. And someone will write a type of movie that might have been out, but do it so well, they can bring it back. Write what you love! Write what YOU want to write. But do it well. And if you do it well, you can never go wrong. Trust that if you feel the need to write it, it needs to be told. Of course, if you're trying to make a career in Hollywood, it does need to be commercial. So I'm not saying every single story will get made. But if you make it high-concept and you write it well, it will get the attention it deserves. And if you go against what Hollywood thinks you should do, you just may get even more attention for breaking the rules.

A screenwriting website worth checking out

There are a lot of screenwriting websites out there, yes. But not all of them have the wonderful knowledge coming from Christopher Lockhart. He's worked at ICM for probably most of his career and now he produces films. But besides that, the guy just cares about the craft of writing and helping writers get ahead. He spends much of his own free time on the twoadverbs website giving newbies guidance on their loglines and ideas. I'm not sure when he sleeps, because he always seems to be doing more and more for fellow writers. Going to twoadverbs.com in my opinion can save screenwriters years of wasting time on screenplays that will never end up going anywhere because of the lack of it being commercial. If it wasn't for Christopher, I'm sure it would have taken me even longer to start seeing my success unfold. So that's why I'm writing a blog and giving a shout out to twoadverbs.com The writers on there are pretty helpful too. You get to know which writers hang out the most and have the most to offer. Sure, like any screenwriting website with a forum there can be people that make you scratch your head and wonder, "where did they get that opinion?" But most of them are really helpful and care to guide you towards the best idea possible. Occasionally CL even has contests. Not sure if he has lately. I haven't had as much time to peruse the site. But check it out when you have a moment. I think you'll like stopping by.