{"id":1652,"date":"2020-04-02T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T18:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2020-04-02T19:55:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T18:55:11","slug":"zack-bornstein-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/zack-bornstein-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy-Nominated And Peabody Award-Winning Comedy Writer Zack Bornstein On Loving Deadlines, Knowing Your Audience, And Hating What You Did Yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Who:<\/b>\u00a0Zack Bornstein<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Claim To Fame:\u00a0<\/b>Zack Bornstein\u00a0is an\u00a0<em>Emmy Award<\/em>-nominated,\u00a0<em>Peabody Award<\/em>-winning, &amp;\u00a0<em>Writers Guild Award<\/em>-winning writer, director, producer, and comedian from\u00a0<i>Saturday Night Live<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Jimmy Kimmel Live,\u00a0<\/i>&amp;\u00a0<em>Alternatino<\/em>. He hosts and executive produces Comedy Central\u2019s\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cc.com\/shows\/my-least-favorite-thing\">My Least Favorite Thing<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>His writing has appeared in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/contributors\/zack-bornstein\"><em>The New Yorker<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcsweeneys.net\/authors\/zack-bornstein\"><em>McSweeney&#8217;s<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/splitsider.com\/?s=bornstein\"><em>Splitsider<\/em><\/a>, and more. He studied neuroscience at Brown University, and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Where To Find Zack:\u00a0<\/b>His\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bornsteinzack.com\/\">Website<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4956526\/\"><span class=\"s2\">IMDB<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZackBornstein\"><span class=\"s2\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/20-famous-writers-on-when-they-do-their-best-work\/\">When<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/writers-workplaces\/\">where<\/a>\u00a0do you like to write? Are you the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/prolific-writers-routine\/\">same-thing-every-day kind of writer<\/a>\u00a0or can you write anytime, anywhere?<\/h3>\n<p>Weirdly I write best in a soulless white-walled office. It\u2019s so easy to get distracted, and the less excitement in my real world, the more I can focus on the imaginary written world in my head.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you have any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/pre-writing-rituals\/\">pre-writing rituals<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/strange-writing-habits\/\">habits<\/a>\u00a0before you sit down to write?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The only consistent one I have is to check Twitter over and over until I\u2019m sad. Less of a ritual, more of a crippling addiction.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Writers have to be master prioritizers \u2014 juggling all sorts of projects and deadlines at the same time. That\u2019s certainly the case for you. Do you have any methods for managing tasks and time to stay productive and not let overwhelm sneak in?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">I <em>love<\/em> feeling overwhelmed. I do my best work when I\u2019m under the gun on 8 different projects, because I don\u2019t have time to second-guess every sentence that I write. I stay organized with a corkboard with all my projects on Post-It notes and three columns: \u201cDo\u201d \u201cDo Now!\u201d \u201cFollow-Up\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>You\u2019ve done comedy in so many different formats \u2014 stand up, written comedy, television, sketch, etc. When you sit down to write, are you doing it with a certain format or audience in mind?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. I\u2019m a big structure nerd, and have all kinds of diagrams and story math for each different medium. Audience is always on my mind, but even more so, how the audience will take it in \u2013 does it have to be short and punchy so they don\u2019t scroll past it, or are they sitting down for the next hour with a glass of wine? On the other hand, when I\u2019m throwing out new ideas or letting my mind wander, I write ideas down in a Notes app or in my back pocket notebook, and then sort them into different formats later.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/expert-advice-to-aspring-writers\/\">advice<\/a> you\u2019ve gotten about comedy writing?<\/h3>\n<p>No one knows what the hell they are doing, and the second you feel like you\u2019ve vaguely figured it out, it all changes.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you ever struggle with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/writers-block-quotes\/\">writer\u2019s block<\/a>? Do you ever have stretches where you\u2019re not striking sparks?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Oh yes. Deadlines are my saving grace. Deadlines are my muse. Deadlines are my coffee. If I have a deadline I can hit it. I once booked a week alone in Joshua Tree with no deadline to finish a pilot I\u2019d been struggling to crack for a year. I barely made it through Act 1 and went insane. A month later, I had a deadline from the studio, and I finished it by 8pm that evening.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/seven-books-every-aspiring-writer-must-read\/\">books<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/routines\/\">writers<\/a>\u00a0have most influenced the way you think and the way you write? Do you have any favorite books about the craft of comedy or the creative process of comedy?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>My brother. He started writing full novels and screenplays in his teens, and I\u2019ve just tried to copy him every step of the way.<\/p>\n<h3>What is your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/expert-advice-to-aspring-writers\/\">advice to aspiring writers<\/a>?<\/h3>\n<p>Appreciate what you did well, but always hate what you did yesterday (and why). You\u2019ll write better tomorrow because of it. Also be precious about literally nothing, it will all change. Unless you want to be, then fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___________<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-ccd1\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--h3 m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--leading\">Ready to create a writing routine of your\u00a0own?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-9a9e\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--p m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf-after--h3\">Sign up now and receive our free guide\u00a0<em>\u201c<a class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--anchor m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1514038873687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5yl1byOuXmZDdLI8muC9FJDeFvg\"><span class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--strong m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-strong\">12 Essential Writing Routines To Help You To Craft Your Own<\/span><\/a><span class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--strong m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-strong\">.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"m_-8554750413077525544e4c2\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--p m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf-after--p\">Learn from the routines of superstar authors\u00a0<em class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--em m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-em\">Stephen King, Gertrude Stein, John Grisham, Ernest Hemingway, Neil Gaiman, and many more.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"m_-8554750413077525544e2d7\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--h4 m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf-after--p m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--trailing\"><a class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--anchor m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--h4-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1514038873687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5yl1byOuXmZDdLI8muC9FJDeFvg\"><span class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--strong m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--h4-strong\">Get the free guide\u00a0here!<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who:\u00a0Zack Bornstein Claim To Fame:\u00a0Zack Bornstein\u00a0is an\u00a0Emmy Award-nominated,\u00a0Peabody Award-winning, &amp;\u00a0Writers Guild Award-winning writer, director, producer, and comedian from\u00a0Saturday Night Live,\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live,\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Alternatino. He hosts and executive produces Comedy Central\u2019s\u00a0My Least Favorite Thing.\u00a0His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney&#8217;s, Splitsider, and more. He studied neuroscience at Brown University, and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist. 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