Joe Melchione writes to ask…
Having read your columns and blog for the last two decades, there appears to be a frequent pattern of employers (both comic book and TV related) asking you to produce a script virtually/literally overnight. I have trouble understanding why this happens so often. I realize you work in a industry made up of highly creative people where ideas may trump proper scheduling and that it often takes a long to make it through the corporate red tape to get a project green lit. Even so, why such unrealistic deadlines? Wouldn't the whole creative team benefit from a balanced schedule?
Yes.