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  1. Check out my blog on the site. Hasn't had many readers. I'm thinking about tracking what it's like to write your first screenplay!

    1. specwriter

      specwriter

      Just write it, rather than write ABOUT it. You'll be glad you did. My $.02.

    2. Babzbitela
  2. You've heard some version of the cliche that most writers who are in the struggling phase of their career are frustrated. And this causes their writing to suffer. There's some truth to this, but it's not the writing that suffers, but their personality. Always being in a half baked critical frame of mind where their always trying to demystify something. It could be the writing process itself or what motivated someone to take an approach and where it faltered. This keeps the writer in a pendulum of mood swings between dealing with the success and failure of their ideas throughout the day. So where does this come from? It comes from wanting to be a writer. Definitely, not from wanting to be a bodybuilder or scientist. As a writer you're job is to come up with your own ideas in an effort to entertain for money. With the others you can give yourself a reward for doing something that shows progression or you could regret something for something out of your control. This is why most normies seem so level headed and mature. So why can't writers see the good in what they do? It's because writers don't like everything that has to do with writing. Even the most hardcore metal head can listen to a rap song and in all honesty find it tolerable. Writers usually can't do this. If you only like big commercial blockbusters, you will not like anything what Tennessee Williams or Arthur Miller have to say. But you shouldn't worry about liking everything on purpose or a having a negative opinion because if you're a writer, this is who you are. You're not a normy without pressure to think in scenes and sequences of people doing things day in and day out. You're not a painter who enjoys every color more or less. You're not a coach in the NFL who has to decide whether to run right or left. Unlike these things, personal criticism is going to come from other writers and you're going to have to dish it out yourself for whatever reason, but the only reason you and they care so much is because it's just what a writer's lifestyle includes!
  3. let history make a note. 25+ sales this week.

    1. dsjones

      dsjones

      are they real sales or dollar options?

    2. adlocke

      adlocke

      i have no fucking clue

  4. i can't believe i'm saying this, but anybody know of any bad boy writers and their scripts?

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    2. sangun

      sangun

      Roger Avary killed someone.

    3. aphid47

      aphid47

      I've wanted to die while watching one of his movies

    4. Frobisher

      Frobisher

      Something tells me that every time an Adam Sandler movie is released, the domestic violence rate goes up.

  5. Anyone interested in being writing partners?

    1. aphid47

      aphid47

      What do you like to write?

       

    2. adlocke

      adlocke

      if you want to talk about it we can do pm, but i like tarantino style killing, comedy is something i want to take a shot at, some sci-fi, horror, but it all starts with a dialog.

  6. Brilliant casting for the Strain series. Check out the books before though!

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    2. sankofa

      sankofa

      yes...Ive read the books and I think Stoll (OC!!!!), Maestro and everyone cast so far would be my top choices for the characters. I'm going to re-read the books again. I can't freaking wait!

    3. dsjones

      dsjones

      I actually was surprised by Hurt and Stoll casting wise - Eph isn't bald in the series - but having seen Stoll in House of Cards, I think he'll make a great Eph. Now it's time to cast Eldrich Palmer and Vasili...

    4. specwriter

      specwriter

      Can't wait to see the design for The Master. Think they'll wait until the end of Season One to reveal him?

  7. anthing can happen in the forth qtr tonight!

  8. pleas, could someone explain to me open writing assignments? along the waye, do you find out more detail from the studios? after you write the script, then what?

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    2. StringerBell

      StringerBell

      It's not illegal, but it certainly contravenes the WGA MBA.

    3. Escapist

      Escapist

      you're right - writing them isn't illegal, but REQUIRING that violates the MBA.

    4. StringerBell
  9. How's this for a premise? Aliens visit planet Earth. But these aren't your normal aliens. They're rich celebrity aliens bringing with them an ostentatious culture.

    1. ddollar

      ddollar

      jersey shore + coneheads perhaps? i think it's funny

    2. adlocke
    3. ddollar
  10. i was just hired to work at a convience store. any other writers with corporate jobs?

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    2. adlocke

      adlocke

      it'll come back around. i was out of work for almost three months, looking daily for a job until this came up. if you're the type of person who can do it, lowering your expectations sometimes is the only way to go.

    3. admin

      admin

      On the upside... you're going to get a chance to see a lot of characters in that job!

    4. adlocke

      adlocke

      That would be true... You know I just got an interview request to work at our rivals. Such sweet satire.

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