the-golden-ghost: whatamievensaying: annabellioncourt: There’s a lovely old English myth that if someone who truely loved and trusted the werewolf called it by name that it would turn back to human. Others include throwing their human clothes at it and it’d turn back but that’s a bit less romantic #ok i understand ppl would take the…
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annecasap: annerocious: Before you start writing… Yes!
Read moreorphanblackzone: CynthiaGalant: Wasn’t Habree Larratt awesome as little Helena @OrphanBlack 509? She is so much fun IRL and so sweet. her! #CloneClub
Read moreoooh have you ever done a post about the ridiculous mandatory twist endings in old sci-fi and horror comics? Like when the guy at the end would be like “I saved the Earth from Martians because I am in fact a Vensuvian who has sworn to protect our sister planet!” with no build up whatsoever.
may-shepard: airyairyquitecontrary: vintagegeekculture: Yeah, that is a good question – why do some scifi twist endings fail? As a teenager obsessed with Rod Serling and the Twilight Zone, I bought every single one of Rod Serling’s guides to writing. I wanted to know what he knew. The reason that Rod Serling’s twist endings work is…
Read moreSo in medical dramas sometimes they’ll get someone who is seemingly dead but wakes up in the morgue due to a condition that makes the heartbeat difficult to detect. What’s the condition called? How can doctors mistake someone as dead where said person will stay unconscious for hours until waking up in the morgue?
scriptmedic: scriptmedic: LADIES AND GENTS AND NONBINARY PALS, I SIT CORRECTED. I would stand, but I am too stunned to keep my feet. Lovely reader @yourcouragetothestickingplace was kind enough in the comments to ask, “What about Lazarus Syndrome?” Confused, I blinked at my monitor. Lazarus? Like the guy from the Bible? Pretty much exactly like that….
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25 Ways To Raise The Stakes In Your Script Writing You Need To Know
Read moreoliviapaigewrites: General conflict! Enjoy!
Read moreoliviapaigewrites: I don’t know. This came to me while I was washing my car. Have a blast. ((Also: Sorry if there are weird typos I didn’t catch. I did this on my phone in the car while my brother was driving me to get frozen yogurt))
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