The Forum 24 | Ed Solomon

Screenwriter Ed Solomon discusses The Christophers and reflects on his career and creative process. Solomon discusses mentorship, writing intuitively, working with actors, navigating criticism, and finding a way through creative blocks.Hosted by Ajay Kurian00:00 — Welcome to The Forum00:18 — Garry Shandling02:34 — Writing The Christophers04:05 — Trusting the writing process06:37 — When success gets in the way08:37 — Letting the project evolve10:08 — The four stages of competence12:24 — Letting characters surprise you15:04 — Writing for great actors17:35 — Rehearsing with Ian McKellen18:47 — The power of silence20:19 — How scenes change each other23:10 — The terror of letting go25:28 — Finding the flow state26:17 — Inspiration is bullshit28:51 — When Lori became his mirror34:17 — Give your characters a history35:48 — Cultural tension in storytelling38:08 — The pain of criticism40:16 — How to take notes43:34 — Managing creative emotions46:28 — His mother’s influence49:55 — The importance of mentorship52:41 — Audience Q&A52:59 — Getting through the second act54:17 — Getting unstuck55:00 — Working backwards56:00 — What would be the coolest thing to happen next?58:38 — Closing Get full access to NewCrits Substack at newcrits.substack.com/subscribe