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Comment on One Crazy Summer (The Not-Savage Steve Holland Version) by Johnny Hugel

Johnny Hugel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:54:14 +0000

Maybe not as immediate or effective, your readers can also be used for guilting…

Comment on One Crazy Summer (The Not-Savage Steve Holland Version) by Wiliam

Wiliam — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:56:40 +0000

The funny thing is how you condition yourself to prepare for a total assault of all your faculties.

Winter is coming and I brace myself every morning I wake up.

Comment on One Crazy Summer (The Not-Savage Steve Holland Version) by WriterDad

WriterDad — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:35:23 +0000

Tell me about it. Sometimes I can barely remember what it was like to sleep through the night on a consistent basis…

Comment on One Crazy Summer (The Not-Savage Steve Holland Version) by Wiliam

Wiliam — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:39:48 +0000

Exhausted. It’s amazing what we can get used to isn’t it?

Comment on Plugging In, Zoning Out with Xbox 360 by maryc

maryc — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:04:24 +0000

I totally forgot about ADVENTURE! Another big game for me on the C64 was TELENGARDE — man, I loved that game, though apparently I may have been the only person in the world who bought it. Anybody else remember it?

I do! LOVED that game! The teleporting rooms were maddening, tho.

Comment on Oh, Yeah — We Write These Things To Be Produced by WriterDad

WriterDad — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:46:21 +0000

First of all, I just have to say — Billy Mernit has read my blog. Awesome! (I’m a longtime lurker at your site and regularly consult WRITING THE ROMANTIC COMEDY.) And you’re totally right about the subtext question. Over the past couple of years of development it’s been interesting to watch my protagonist evolve from, well, ME to someone maybe a little more universal. And that’s okay, because the script itself feels less like me now, too. I feel like I built this house that a bunch of other people have moved into — I can’t stop them from making it their own, and in many ways it’s a more interesting house now that somebody painted a couple of rooms a color that I would never have considered before. It’s turning into OUR house, which is sort of cool — unless they end up kicking my ass to the street, of course.

In any case, thanks for the well-wishes! Hope you keep reading…

Comment on Oh, Yeah — We Write These Things To Be Produced by mernitman

mernitman — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:54:51 +0000

“Why would an actress/actor want to play her/him?” is actually the smartest question (I think) that a writer can ask of a protagonist, at some point in the writing process. Its corollary, subtext question, “Why would the audience want to BE her/him?” is, I believe, fundamental to exploring what’s really going to make your audience identify with this character.

It’s never too late to find/create a good answer! I wish you luck…

Comment on Oh, Yeah — We Write These Things To Be Produced by WriterDad

WriterDad — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:58:46 +0000

Oh, yeah, I remember that quote, too! If only I remembered it while I was writing this damn thing, it would’ve saved me a lot of time and grief….

Comment on Oh, Yeah — We Write These Things To Be Produced by William

William — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:26:08 +0000

I remember reading a quote from Jack Nicholson, something along the lines of; “There needs to be at least three great scenes for me to consider playing a role.”

Comment on I Should Be a Politician by WriterDad

WriterDad — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:35:08 +0000

Pam — thanks!

John — it’s getting very close to pre-production. To be honest, I’m a little skeptical about that September start date, but that’s what they tell me. Until I hear otherwise, I’m gonna assume that we’re still good to go…