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I sort of feel like someone who's been hired to chaperone at a party, but when I got to there, the party was over.
We should all have a heated discussion so Pia can step in and 'Mod'. I remember the Homosexuality thread and the God thread as being a bit of contentious fun. Just kidding btw
Yeah, what's with only one page loading and no index for the next pages... or is that just me, and you're talking about something else entirely.
Anyway enough chit-chat. I'm off to bed and tomorrow there'll probably be tons of posts or maybe not. In my experience it's quiet always at this time of the year and especially following the OWC, plus a board can only be as active as its contributors. It'll perk up, no doubt.
I have noticed lately that many of the uploaded scripts are coming from newbies, as in people we've never met. I noticed one from Dustin, which I AM going to read over Christmas.
So it is safe to say that people are taking a break. It's Holiday time after all.
Hopefully things pick up in 2015, which is gonna be a helluva year.
I have noticed lately that many of the uploaded scripts are coming from newbies, as in people we've never met. I noticed one from Dustin, which I AM going to read over Christmas.
So it is safe to say that people are taking a break. It's Holiday time after all.
Hopefully things pick up in 2015, which is gonna be a helluva year.
Momma's Boy would be the best one to read. The last one, Swings n Roundabouts, is not really ready yet and I won't be writing any more screenplays until next year as I'm taking some time out to write a children's novel or two. My real passion is writing. I don't really care too much what it is I'm working on. Just so long as I'm working on something. I think you have the same bug.
So it is safe to say that people are taking a break. It's Holiday time after all.
Could be the generally busy period before the holidays that's taking up everyone's time, rather. Bit early for a holiday time break, I'd say.
Speaking of holidays, I wonder if there will be an influx of Christmas scripts popping up soon. I was thinking of going for a Christmas script for my first feature. I haven't written a single page, in overall, for weeks. Perhaps left it a bit late now. Haven't had a decent idea pop up and I wanted to finish it before Christmas. I'll at least try get a short done.
Anyone else planning on writing something Christmas-themed for the holidays?
Quoted from Dustin
I'm taking some time out to write a children's novel or two.
Based on the scripts I've read from you -- sounds up your alley. Here's to versatility, ha. Good luck.
In a way, you can almost look at it as a positive. If people are taking more time away, it may mean that there's more writing going on or that they're in the beginning stages of "making it". Then again, maybe it is just that people are starting to move on after a while.
You are correct there... I guess SS is a great place to learn and contribute too, though once a writer has mastered the art, then it's a matter of getting on with it.
Most successful writers, spend more time writing rather than participating in social media and discussions. They have the confidence to move-on and get to work and really websites, even though beneficial to many, do become a huge distraction.
Life is so "freakin busy" its hard to spare the time.
It is true. SS might have grown a lot as a website, but the forum used to be totally different. More like a family and most of us did post a few times every day. There were more discussions, fights, reading, writing games and so on. Why have things changed? I don't know. I guess people just move on?
I remember stuff like that, there was a thing where you guys all wrote a segment of some mystery who dunnit, and there was Script Club, etc -- Script Club, which I was a big fan of way back when, and I wish we could bring back. It was so much fun. I have considered resurrecting the concept but I'm not really sure I'm the right guy to run it... maybe I could research older threads and see how others handled it. Either way, I would love for Script Club to make a return.
Anyone else planning on writing something Christmas-themed for the holidays?
I tried, but it involved a guy constantly reaching for his sack. Then, it seemed no matter where I turned, one euphemism after another attacked me until I had to give up. Maybe if I change sack to bag it will help.
Based on the scripts I've read from you -- sounds up your alley. Here's to versatility, ha. Good luck.
I'm totally surprised. I just couldn't write a screenplay for kids. I have tried and it always goes wrong. Mostly, I get bored. For some reason though, when it comes to novels, it all just goes down very easily. Plus, a middle grade book is only 20-50,000 words. I've just finished the vomit draft and it's come in at 26000. However, due to writing screenplays for the past two years, it is still a very quick read and I have lots of work left to do. I imagine the finished product will be somewhere around 40,000 words. I could write one of those in a month. I have a minimum of 2000 words per day target, but I prefer to do 4000. So a month is quite a long time in that perspective.
It's very liberating to write a novel. I'd recommend it to everybody.
I remember stuff like that, there was a thing where you guys all wrote a segment of some mystery who dunnit, and there was Script Club, etc -- Script Club, which I was a big fan of way back when, and I wish we could bring back. It was so much fun. I have considered resurrecting the concept but I'm not really sure I'm the right guy to run it... maybe I could research older threads and see how others handled it. Either way, I would love for Script Club to make a return.
I used to love Script Club too. I ran it a couple of times. Although it isn't very hard, I wasn't particularly good at it. Mainly just keep the discussion going. Bring up topics to discuss. Story, characters, pace, goal, stakes and things like that. You're welcome to start one.
Momma's Boy would be the best one to read. The last one, Swings n Roundabouts, is not really ready yet and I won't be writing any more screenplays until next year as I'm taking some time out to write a children's novel or two. My real passion is writing. I don't really care too much what it is I'm working on. Just so long as I'm working on something. I think you have the same bug.
Could be the generally busy period before the holidays that's taking up everyone's time, rather. Bit early for a holiday time break, I'd say.
Speaking of holidays, I wonder if there will be an influx of Christmas scripts popping up soon. I was thinking of going for a Christmas script for my first feature. I haven't written a single page, in overall, for weeks. Perhaps left it a bit late now. Haven't had a decent idea pop up and I wanted to finish it before Christmas. I'll at least try get a short done.
Anyone else planning on writing something Christmas-themed for the holidays
I was thinking some might be in full body casts after Black Friday, lol.
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