On Writing : Writing advice? by Matt Crockford

Matt Crockford

Works at The Mordekai Palms Collective ♦ Author, Casting Director, Director, Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter

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8 years ago

Writing advice?

for any writers, anywhere... http://thoughtcatalog.com/cody-delistraty/2013/09/21-harsh-but-eye-openi...

21 Harsh But Eye-Opening Writing Tips From Great Authors

https://thoughtcatalog.com/cody-delistraty/2013/09/21-harsh-but-eye-opening-writing-tips-from-great-authors/

Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.

Geoff Hall

8 years ago

My favourite: No.8 There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. ― W. Somerset Maugham The same goes for screenplays or TV scripts! My second favourite is: No. 10 Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong. – Neil Gaiman Food for thought, especially with the plethora of script doctors out there in the 'real' world.

Izzibella Beau

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- Geoff Hall
8 years ago

Thanks for the article. I fit number 17 perfectly. "Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. – Mark Twain." One of my first rough drafts had over 1500 very's, that was out of 120k words. She was very excited, very happy, very depressed, etc...now I get rid of every filter word that isn't necessary.