100 Drafts

That's how many drafts Michael Arndt says he wrote of Little Miss Sunshine, winner of the Best Dramatic Screenplay award last night. Not bad for his first produced screenplay.

Of course it helps that he had connections to turn to when he was done, but one of my favourite screenwriting aphorisms is: "a great script is the final argument."

So here's to you, all you screenwriters tapping away in your basements, attics, bachelor studios. Maybe just one more draft, eh?