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Martini Shot

Not Excited

The twin devils that every writer struggles with when he or she starts a new project: we know exactly how it's going to turn out, and that makes us pre-irritated.

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By Rob Long • Feb 23, 2012 • 3m Listen

The great thing about being a writer is that you're allowed – and even expected – to complain about everything. I'm now in pre-production on a television series – and that's a unalloyed good thing. It means that I'm doing something I love –producing episodes of television – on a show that I created, and that's what it's all about....

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    Rob Long

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