Hi everyone, Wanted to pop in and introduce myself! I have been a bit reluctant until now to do so, but feel I need to connect with all you creative folks! I have been an artist and photographer most of my life along with any form of writing, from poetry, short stories and now screenplays and novels! But I have to admit that photographing is my first love send passion which has lead me to review and critique films that have mainly been adapted from literature. As an Associate Professor of English literature at a local art college, I taught a course in just that...Literature in Film! I have a blog, queenslogic.com that I would love you all to look at and comment on! I have been trying to get the film I have written in my head for over a year, but only seem to rewrite it in my head every night, but unable to get it down on paper! I have tried, but nothing! Any suggestions? Hoping to hear from you soon! Sue johnson
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Sue, I just looked at your profile and realized that you came to the Manhattan Beach meetup. RB told me that you came from North Carolina! So glad you are stepping out of the shadows and introducing yourself! You will find no better support than in our screenwriting community...You should start a post in the screenwriting lounge about the thoughts you have written in your head - I guarantee you will have a full network of writers and filmmakers that will lend you advice :)
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Welcome, Sue. I hope to run into you around the beach cities, sooner or later. Regarding the film idea: (1) maybe it hasn't cooked enough (2) maybe you're afraid in some fashion or are being a perfectionist (3) if you don't have an ending, write that now. (4) For stageplays, I just put odd notes in a file as they come: bits of dialogue, a prop, a still shot, set design sketches, plot wrinkles, surprises, musical tone for a scene (to write by), character quirks, a motif or two. At some point, the inspiration comes to sew all these "shreds & patches" together. (5) Start outlining. (6) Join a workshop. (7) Take a course in anything that resonates. (8) Imagine that you're one of the characters. Dress up, go out, interact with people. Be the character. When you get home, ask him/her what you should do. (9) Write your theme, log-lines, synopses, blurbs that capture the essence of what you want to say. Print them on 3x5 cards and put them over your monitor. (10) Start another script. Emphasize to yourself how important it is to finish script #2. Then procrastinate on #2 by writing #1.
Hey Susan! So great to see you posting!