10/14/2026
True in a sense
Sheeran's Law (aka "Rule of the Dirty Faucet)
"When you switch on the dirty tap, sh*t water is going to flow out for a substantial amount of time. Then clean water is gonna start flowing.”
-Ed Sheeran
A piece of advice I give my screenwriting students:
Write ALL your ideas down.
Especially the bad ones.
If you leave it, the gunk expands and muddies your thinking.
If you want to make the good stuff, you have to get through the bad stuff.
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