Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Paul is...how to put this...a fictioneer who uses shock only when the logic of the story demands it. Other, less-skilled, writers build their stories around "effects", with plot and characters chasing for attention.
True. I understood that the first time around.....
"Lord, what fools these mortals be"
"The opposite of war isn't peace; it's creation."
You'd think that Killing people would make them like you, but it doesn't! it just makes people dead.
Libby Wrote:True. I understood that the first time around.....I didn't, Libby!
I'm like the great writer Colin Wilson that way(and I am =not= putting myself anywhere near his plane) in that sometimes I have to write it to resolve my thoughts. If yez know what Oi mean...
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:I didn't, Libby!
Vaguely. I personally LOVE to write little stories. All of my english teachers have said I should be a writer, but I say that I CAN"T SPELL!:eek:
"Lord, what fools these mortals be"
"The opposite of war isn't peace; it's creation."
You'd think that Killing people would make them like you, but it doesn't! it just makes people dead.
Libby Wrote:Vaguely. I personally LOVE to write little stories. All of my english teachers have said I should be a writer, but I say that I CAN"T SPELL!:eek:
Why let that slow you down?
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Why let that slow you down?
Because I am CRAZY!:crazy: One of my favorite stories of mine is also my only horror story, though, so it might not deter me in the long run.
"Lord, what fools these mortals be"
"The opposite of war isn't peace; it's creation."
You'd think that Killing people would make them like you, but it doesn't! it just makes people dead.
Spell check, hon. Besides, taht is what editors are for. And I just noticed that I mispelled that. I swear that was an accident.
Me, I have a problem with my OCD among many other disorders that have not been medicated in ALONG time. Try being a Bipolar Obsessive Compulsive writer who suffers from depression ( Note- if you are have these disorders and are in the USMC do not mention them or try filling any prescriptions for them. Try filling a bunch of prescriptions labeled as anti-psychotics and suddenly you have brass breathing down your neck telling you your career is over shortly after it started, despite never having a single issue in your short career).Yeah, try having these disorders and see how much writing you get done.
I have a BFA in writing for Film and Television, yet i haven't been able to complete ( in some cases barely start) any of the tons of ideas I get a day, despite knowing every scene line for line.
Thanks to some advice form Paul I am actually getting somewhere with one of my stories, though.
Me, I have a problem with my OCD among many other disorders that have not been medicated in ALONG time. Try being a Bipolar Obsessive Compulsive writer who suffers from depression ( Note- if you are have these disorders and are in the USMC do not mention them or try filling any prescriptions for them. Try filling a bunch of prescriptions labeled as anti-psychotics and suddenly you have brass breathing down your neck telling you your career is over shortly after it started, despite never having a single issue in your short career).Yeah, try having these disorders and see how much writing you get done.
I have a BFA in writing for Film and Television, yet i haven't been able to complete ( in some cases barely start) any of the tons of ideas I get a day, despite knowing every scene line for line.
Thanks to some advice form Paul I am actually getting somewhere with one of my stories, though.
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Guns Don't Kill People, ATF Agents Do!
Legion Wrote:Spell check, hon. Besides, taht is what editors are for. And I just noticed that I mispelled that. I swear that was an accident.
Me, I have a problem with my OCD among many other disorders that have not been medicated in ALONG time. Try being a Bipolar Obsessive Compulsive writer who suffers from depression ( Note- if you are have these disorders and are in the USMC do not mention them or try filling any prescriptions for them. Try filling a bunch of prescriptions labeled as anti-psychotics and suddenly you have brass breathing down your neck telling you your career is over shortly after it started, despite never having a single issue in your short career).Yeah, try having these disorders and see how much writing you get done.
I have a BFA in writing for Film and Television, yet i haven't been able to complete ( in some cases barely start) any of the tons of ideas I get a day, despite knowing every scene line for line.
Thanks to some advice form Paul I am actually getting somewhere with one of my stories, though.
Sorry, that must suck.
"Lord, what fools these mortals be"
"The opposite of war isn't peace; it's creation."
You'd think that Killing people would make them like you, but it doesn't! it just makes people dead.
Libby Wrote:Because I am CRAZY!:crazy: One of my favorite stories of mine is also my only horror story, though, so it might not deter me in the long run.
You're not crazy, Libby. Young and impatient maybe. Not crazy.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:You're not crazy, Libby. Young and impatient maybe. Not crazy.
Everyone is a LITTLE crazy.
"Lord, what fools these mortals be"
"The opposite of war isn't peace; it's creation."
You'd think that Killing people would make them like you, but it doesn't! it just makes people dead.
Libby Wrote:Everyone is a LITTLE crazy.
Well...I don't know if I'd go that far. But I do think creative people are by nature unhappier than most. "Please love me! I can write! I can sing! I can dance! Only love me! Please! Just love me!"