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Posted by: The Dark Horse, October 28th, 2018, 11:50am
Hey everyone.

I wasn't sure where to put this...

If you could say anything inspiring/educating to your younger self (which I could imagine was a struggling writer). What would it be?

Mine would be...

"People aren't stupid. But nobody likes to read."

Posted by: Mr.Ripley, October 28th, 2018, 12:32pm; Reply: 1
Quoting a meme I have in my photos:

Do what the f&&k you want because in the end, people are a**holes and will judge you anyway.
Posted by: The Dark Horse, October 28th, 2018, 12:38pm; Reply: 2
;) Ha nicely done.
Posted by: Grandma Bear, October 28th, 2018, 12:39pm; Reply: 3
You can do it, but...

If you're really serious about becoming a successful writer, you have to study, study, study and write, write, write. Treat it like the job you want it to be because that's what your competition is doing.

If you however are content with it being just a hobby, then do it for fun whenever you feel like it.
Posted by: jayrex, October 28th, 2018, 2:48pm; Reply: 4
Join simplyscripts.com on day one.

Study, read, write, reply.

And take the negative comments/reviews with a pitch of salt.
Posted by: PrussianMosby, October 28th, 2018, 5:06pm; Reply: 5
Good that you found a personal passion for your own self. The price, whatever it is, success or failure, means nothing. There's no bad to find in such things.
Posted by: SAC, October 28th, 2018, 6:43pm; Reply: 6
You’re more talented than you think you are.
Posted by: SAC, October 29th, 2018, 10:19am; Reply: 7
Or don’t be the guy who can stop a thread dead in its tracks.
Posted by: Matthew Taylor, October 29th, 2018, 10:26am; Reply: 8
The lottery numbers for the £167m  Euromillions
Posted by: eldave1, October 29th, 2018, 8:37pm; Reply: 9
People don't plan to fail, they fail to plan
Posted by: The Dark Horse, November 3rd, 2018, 12:41pm; Reply: 10
The greatness is in the details.
Posted by: James McClung, November 3rd, 2018, 12:52pm; Reply: 11
- Worrying about the opinions of others is more dangerous than you think.
- Follow your instincts.
- "Simple" does not equal "bad."
- You never stop learning.
- Horror is life.
Posted by: The Dark Horse, November 6th, 2018, 3:45am; Reply: 12
"You don't learn anything from success".

"Fifth one is better than the first. Tenth one is better than the fifth".
Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), November 6th, 2018, 10:05am; Reply: 13
When/if you get an offer to sell a script, don't be a dumbshit and tell them you want a whole lot more - take the sale and get what you can.
Posted by: The Dark Horse, November 16th, 2018, 10:40am; Reply: 14
Dreamscape, what happened? If you don't mind me asking.
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