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- on meganlive's page
I'm reading John Truby's "Anatomy of Story:22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller."
What attracted me to Truby is his rejection of Syd Field's mechanical, schematic approach: the set-up must occur by page 10, there must be a major plot point on page 30, at the close of Act I, etc. The advantage of Field's approach is that it's specific. It gives you a definite...
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What attracted me to Truby is his rejection of Syd Field's mechanical, schematic approach: the set-up must occur by page 10, there must be a major plot point on page 30, at the close of Act I, etc. The advantage of Field's approach is that it's specific. It gives you a definite...
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lullabee:
THANKS FOR THE ADD SWEETY!!!
tovi:
I love your tag on my set!
Since only one person expressed interest in a SuicideGirls screenwriting group, I've decided to drop the idea.
Speaking of screenplays, I really need to get going on a new one. This time, I'm trying John Truby's 22 step method. Don't know if it'll work for me. Twenty-two--those sure are a whole lot of steps.
Oh well, it's worth a shot, I guess.
Speaking of screenplays, I really need to get going on a new one. This time, I'm trying John Truby's 22 step method. Don't know if it'll work for me. Twenty-two--those sure are a whole lot of steps.
Oh well, it's worth a shot, I guess.
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lethal:
then give a little love, she need be in front page 
ivonne:
Thanks for your comment on my set!
I'm thinking of starting a new SG group, one devoted to screenwriting.
The group's object would be to answer specific screenwriting questions, about such things as proper formating, and to discuss more general matters, like screenwriting approaches. Which approach makes the most sense—that advocated by Syd Field, John Truby, or Robert McKee? Or perhaps one advanced by someone else?
What about screenplay contests? Which is...
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The group's object would be to answer specific screenwriting questions, about such things as proper formating, and to discuss more general matters, like screenwriting approaches. Which approach makes the most sense—that advocated by Syd Field, John Truby, or Robert McKee? Or perhaps one advanced by someone else?
What about screenplay contests? Which is...
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mattacme:
I am not a screenwriter but would be very interested in such a group. There are more folks who would, too.
Start it.
Start it.
Just finished "Ulysses." Don't think I'll be reading any 800-page Modernist novels for a while.
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opir:
English professors are the reason why I will never touch anything of his anymore...
along with fucking Hemingway!!
along with fucking Hemingway!!
I've been getting a lot of script uploads on Inktip, a web site that tries to match screenwriters with agents and producers.
"Bordertown" was uploaded by different producers 3 times this month. "Jilted," the other screenplay I listed on the site, was uploaded once in late March. Also regarding "Jilted," I responded recently to leads in the Inktip newsletter and received 2 requests to upload...
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"Bordertown" was uploaded by different producers 3 times this month. "Jilted," the other screenplay I listed on the site, was uploaded once in late March. Also regarding "Jilted," I responded recently to leads in the Inktip newsletter and received 2 requests to upload...
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elmachi:
Good luck with that man
hecklongtree:
Thanks.
Poor Japanan earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear reactor meltdown.
What's next? An attack from Godzilla?
What's next? An attack from Godzilla?
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elmachi:
Hmm.. maybe we shouldn't speak about this... we might summon another unspeakable evil on Japan.
I read your Lovecraft post, just wanted to say thank you for pointing it out.
I read your Lovecraft post, just wanted to say thank you for pointing it out.
chrysis:
:]]]]] Thankssss.
I've been having computer problems, so haven't been on Suicidegirls lately.
I'm getting a new computera Mac this time. I hope I have better luck with it than I've had with my PCs.
I'm getting a new computera Mac this time. I hope I have better luck with it than I've had with my PCs.
opir:
Lay off the monkey porn, dammit!!
ggdeckard:
They say once you go Mac, you never go back. Thanks for the comment on my set, I appreciate it
Jets vs. Patriots, here we go again.
I hope the Jets are ready this time.
They were ready. Now it's on to Pittsburgh for the AFC championship game.
I hope the Jets are ready this time.
They were ready. Now it's on to Pittsburgh for the AFC championship game.
Getting psyched for the Jets-Patriots game tonight.
Let's hope the Jets win decisively and silence all the doubters who think their 9- 2 record is some kind of fluke.
They lost 45-3! I can't believe how bad they played.
Let's hope the Jets win decisively and silence all the doubters who think their 9- 2 record is some kind of fluke.
They lost 45-3! I can't believe how bad they played.
lavandra:
Don't know anything about games and stuff but thanks for your comment on my set
How about those Jets? Scoring a touchdown with 10 seconds left to pull off yet another improbable win!
I decided to participate in National Novel Writing Month, the once a year event in which authors attempt to write a 50,000 word manuscript in the allotted time of 30 days.
It's sort of a competition, but no one judges the entries' quality. You win just by writing 50,000 words. There are free goodies for winning, but basically it's something you do just for the...
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It's sort of a competition, but no one judges the entries' quality. You win just by writing 50,000 words. There are free goodies for winning, but basically it's something you do just for the...
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thefly:
And to you. Hope to start tomorrow.
I don't know when it happened, but, at some point, people stopped trying to write the Great American Novel and started trying to write the Great American Screenplay. They were attracted, no doubt, by the lure of fast money. But, then, what American isn't?
Then, one day, the spec script boom went bust. So called "pre-sold properties," such as sequels, remakes, TV show and and...
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Then, one day, the spec script boom went bust. So called "pre-sold properties," such as sequels, remakes, TV show and and...
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thefly:
One is more likely to be hit by a vehicle while walking than to write a best-selling novel. I know because I'm one of those fools. I blame Stephen King. He did both. I also blame Stephenie Myers. The hack.
It doesn't matter what you write, just write. I can't remember who said it but it went like this: I don't write for other people, I write what I would want to read. Just like screenplays, editors rape the written manuscript. Business always trumps the Arts. One can't escape that in any field. But the concept is wrong. Never set out typing for greatness. That ruins the art before it starts. Just write. I have stayed my hand from writing or making that first brush stroke because, in my mind, I decided this would be the ONE. Lofty aspirations sets unneeded high expectations. Most of the time you don't have to aim that high.
That said, I need to take my own advice. I have been to concerned with writing the great one that I haven't written (or created) at all. I've got the ideas. I just need to enact them.
It doesn't matter what you write, just write. I can't remember who said it but it went like this: I don't write for other people, I write what I would want to read. Just like screenplays, editors rape the written manuscript. Business always trumps the Arts. One can't escape that in any field. But the concept is wrong. Never set out typing for greatness. That ruins the art before it starts. Just write. I have stayed my hand from writing or making that first brush stroke because, in my mind, I decided this would be the ONE. Lofty aspirations sets unneeded high expectations. Most of the time you don't have to aim that high.
That said, I need to take my own advice. I have been to concerned with writing the great one that I haven't written (or created) at all. I've got the ideas. I just need to enact them.
amarna:
Hi !!
Tkank u so much for your sweet comment on my first set
It makes me happy that youve enjoyed it ^_^
kisses!!!
Tkank u so much for your sweet comment on my first set
It makes me happy that youve enjoyed it ^_^
kisses!!!