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Read morepromptsandpointers: Pointer : Know your ending. It’s where everything has to come together. It’s often easier to work backwards than to pull out of the aether. the aether in this case means your butt.
Read moreHi, I’m half way through the first draft of my first novel. It’s a science fiction novel, (closer to “hard” science than fantasy.) A beta reader said that my use deep point of view is not common in genre Sci fi, and recommended I go more omni. I’m not sure what to do, as the story is very character driven, and I’m comfortable with the tone and voice I’ve developed for the book. Any advice?
neil-gaiman: Yes, don’t listen to any advice that isn’t “it’s great, keep going” while you’re in the process of writing a book. When the book is done in first draft, give it to beta readers. Listen to what they have to say. If there are things that all or most of them bump into that throw…
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annerocious: A reporting scene is when someone comes running in to tell your protagonist that The Boy asked The Other Girl to the prom. As an example. Every time I read one, I want to call the writer on the actual phone, to hear their voice, so I can ask them why they didn’t SHOW…
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annerocious: Is fine, to a point, but if you’re an average writer, you’re a terrible protagonist. Your action will be direct and your conflicts clear when your protagonist is someone completely outside the sphere of how YOU, a writer, would handle the events of the plot. YOU would do what writers do: observe, reflect, process,…
Read moreScriptnotes, 237: Sexy But Doesn’t Know It | A ton of useful information about screenwriting from screenwriter John August
Scriptnotes, 237: Sexy But Doesn’t Know It | A ton of useful information about screenwriting from screenwriter John August annerocious: Craig (Mazin, talking about character intros): “Well, the standard lines are hard to do well because there are 14 billion screenplays in the world, 99.9 of which are terrible, and they all are chunked with…
Read more2016 SF & 2Rounders – Austin Film Festival
2016 SF & 2Rounders – Austin Film Festival
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Writer rushes into burning building to save two finished novels
Read moreWhy Screenwriters Should Think Like Film Editors – ScreenCraft
Why Screenwriters Should Think Like Film Editors – ScreenCraft This is what I mean. Do these things.
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