I keep writing about characters that I’m not sure I would truly care about. Is that weird? They’re self-loathing and gross and lost and because they are all those things, I have no idea what to do with them. Plot wise. But I want to write. I want to write about them. I just don’t know where to go with them. Because they’re gross people doing things that aren’t reputable. Any advice on this weird experience I’m having? I can’t seem to finish a story. It’s just one-offs, everywhere.

17272dorsetave: writerlyn: Dude, this sounds AWESOME. Like, I LOVE reading about morally gross people. If you need things to write about, think about what made them that way. How would they react to situations? What is a situation for them that would be the worst thing to ever happen? Then BAM, write it. Here are…

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WHY FLASH FORWARD IS A PROBLEM

annerocious: The most convincing argument I can make against starting your spec with the backstory and then jumping forward in time is this: Casablanca doesn’t open in Paris.  Start in the now and set up your now problem. Use the backstory to escalate in your second act. It will elevate your game like crazy.

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ON THE DREADED PLACEHOLDER SCENE

annerocious: There are scenes in your first draft where you’re still figuring out your story, and you know you need to establish something, so you write it down with some dialogue, to hold its place. Then you never go back and rewrite it in an interesting, visual way with a good solid beat in it,…

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LIE YOUR WAY TO BETTER DIALOGUE

annerocious: Think about when you tell the truth. The circumstances under which you wouldn’t bother to polish it up even a little bit. Think about when you lie. The reasons you lie. The person you’re lying to. You can ramp up your dialogue by finding the relative drama on a sliding scale of truth in…

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soufex: bookshop: dragotzenny: Key & Peele: Movie Hecklers I know I’ve reblogged this before but it’s too good not to reblog again <3 did you mean: myself and naja

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