by Diana Black
In a previous article, The Creative Process, we concluded that a sound knowledge and understanding of creative writing principles along with a penchant for creativity, must be ‘in the room’ if we are to transform blank pages into a polished Teleplay. It must sparkle like a diamond amidst a pile of…..
Diamonds are tough, the hardest substance known – able to scratch any other substance, including metal. Graphite is one of the softest; so soft we can use it as a pencil and leave a stream of molecules sliding off onto the page in the form of words comprising the rough draft of our teleplay. Diamond and Graphite are pure substances comprised of only one element – Carbon. So how can this be?
It’s all about structure – more precisely, molecular structure. Both Diamond and Graphite are allotropes (forms) of Carbon. End of science lesson…almost.