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There's no better feeling than completing a project you\u2019ve been working on for, what feels like, forever. On one hand, you\u2019re relieved but you're also anxious to figure out what to work on next.\xa0How do you decide what your new project will be, and what is the most efficient strategy for getting started on it?\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins and Jason Hellerman discuss:\n\nThe first questions you need to ask yourself before deciding on your next project\n\nDoing market research and getting feedback on your initial ideas\n\nNarrowing down on your ideas\n\nWriting with specific actors and directors in mind\n\nDeveloping relationships and keeping track of your interactions\n\nThe draft-writing process\n\nSetting parameters for the people who will read your first drafts\n\nBeing selective about who will receive your final spec\n\nWhy you should give yourself time off\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cI do not start writing anything unless I can picture the actors in it.\u201d [10:09]\n\n\u201cI do not start writing until I\u2019m one-hundred percent sure how that idea ends. What\u2019s the ending of the story?\u201d [13:26]\n\n\u201cThe best part about this cycle is you\u2019re always cultivating, and you\u2019re always getting better at it.\u201d [33:57]\n\n\u201cI need to live life to come up with ideas. I need to do things to come up with ideas.\u201d [35:32]\n\n\n\n\nMentioned\nOscar-Winning Screenwriter Eric Roth Takes You on a Tour of His Writing Process\xa0\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\n\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices