#wrte

[sehnsuchtes]

if we are 70% water i must be all sea leagues of lapping quiet and salt tonight my waters barely beat the shores still and silent aching deadwater i can feel the canyons of my ribs, dripping soft washed white by a life that takes and takes and takes this ache rings true as the faintest of pulses as the only real indication of life

h.b.

[scriptwriters-network]

Screenwriter, Producer and Author Steven L. Sears on 9/14

This virtual event will provide valuable insights and tips on crafting compelling scripts for film and television production, including, the intricacies of developing unique characters, a strong premise and story, finding your voice, exploring script development and the writer’s vision.

Steven L. Sears has worked as a Writer, Story Editor, Producer and Creator in Television, Film, digital media and animation. His lengthy career has encompassed over fifteen separate Television series, and development deals with many major studios in the industry, including Columbia Studios, Sony/Tristar Television, Rhysher Entertainment, Artists Inc., Cookie Jar Entertainment, Digital Pictures and many others.

More detailed Info here.

[invariances]

on the journey home

[scibere1965]

I used to be extremely miserable, staring at a sheet full of numbers that jumbled up in my head. I would deem myself talentless, I couldn't add or subtracts, couldn't write a chemical equation, couldn't understand quantum physics while everyone around me excelled at the same. Was I doomed for eternity to always being the under achiever? No. I was doomed to have the talent for creation, making life out of words or out of paint, which turned out to be my biggest saviour.

Why we should not measure talent and intelligence in numbers//~R

Excerpt from a book I’ll never write

[woohyunbiased]

160605 Woohyun Instagram Twitter Update @nwh91: 기다려!!!!간다아아아아아아 이야야야얍 - trans: Waitt for me !!!! I’m cominggggg iyayayayap

[writershamingblog-blog]

“I created a character with the express purpose of making my readers love her--just so I could kill her and hurt everyone both in and out of my story. This isn’t the first time, either...” - Alizabeth Lynn

[windovvs]

if I have a kid I'm going to look at it right after it comes into the world, still crying, and tell it how hard its life will be. I'm going to lay it all out for it. you will not always be the best. your first love will not be your only love. you will die soon and so will I. I will love you but the world will not. the world will tear you apart and there will be times when love will not be found except for in dark corners and empty corridors and that love will most likely be just fabricated, a facade, a careful string of skilfully strung fallacies built to lure you in and whisper lies of love and compassion into your believing ears. you will be hated. you probably won't fulfill your dreams. life is hard and sometimes you're going to look for a way out. pill bottles and razors may become your only friends but that's okay, my love. that's okay. know that I will always be looking out for you. I will always leave your door open to the exact angle you want it even if that angle measures zero. I will love you strongly and bravely and if no one else will i will be your friend and I will listen to everything you ever need to tell me. you will be nothing but dust sooner rather than later and the only way anyone is going to remember you is if you make them. you will not always be happy, and when you are it will be short lived. maybe you already know this, child. maybe you cry for understanding, not the lack of it. maybe I am the one in need of a lesson. maybe you can teach me something, little one. im here. open arms, waiting ears. teach me.

[sanyamd]

Short Tips on Writing

I am sharing a few things I have learnt about writing in the past few months. And I hope it is helpful  .  Now keep in mind that most of these tips are NOT my own, I had read them somewhere. The only problem is, that I can't remember where lol! So I can't give credits to anyone. Let's keep the source unknown  So here it is -- Tips: 1) Use short sentences. Maybe 5-8 words at most i.e in a single sentence. (If you place them in between other lengthy sentences, those short sentences act like buffers :))  2) Use 'he said' or 'she said' instead of 'replied' 'answered' 'hissed' 'warned' and so on. Trust me, it makes writing dialogues a bit more easy that way  3) Give precise descriptions and give them where they are necessary. You don't need to describe a wall if it doesn't have any meaning to the MC (main character) 4) Look for repetition in a paragraph. You might have explained one sentence in multiple ways in that paragraph. 5) Never ever forget what your characters looks like, be it the main character or secondary characters. Always remember the eye and hair color of that character. Or best yet, write it all down, so you don't forget  6) Don't start the story with an alarm clock scene or a dream scene (this was mentioned in the previous link I had posted.) Follow it  ! 7) The mirror scene is a big no-no. Don't have the first chapter with a scene where the character describes herself/himself as she/he looks into the mirror. 8) You need to answer all the questions when you put your character in a particular situation. Why is she there? What led to such a situation? Who was responsible? Was it important? Should you torture the character more? If so, than why? 9) Keep a balance between the heavy/brief descriptions and dialogues in your book/novel. It shouldn't be too much or too less dialogue. Try and strike a balance  10) Lastly, you have to ENJOY what you write. Be it a story, a poetry or just a plain diary entry. You're writing it, because you want to, not because someone said so. You have to find your own stories interesting. Only then will your readers truly enjoy your story along with you  ! I do hope this was helpful. If I do come up with more tips, I will edit this post. Also if you have any tips then by all means share it in the comments section below and I will add them here  - Sanya