Teens Writing for Teens, the 5th

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That is the problem with downloading films and TV on iTunes.
 

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Gary Oldman looks so much older in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy compared to in HP... The wonders of make up, I guess.
 

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I know I'm behind on the Once Upon a Time discussion, but I just want to say this:

I'm baffled that a show can characterize such wonderful female characters, and then completely fuck up the men.

Seriously, until the writer guy, all of the men are either spineless/useless/one dimensional or complete assholes. There are no flawed heroes in this story. D:

I'm all for men exhibiting pro-social qualities and dumping the stereotypical "all men must drink beer and like cars", but the guys on this show don't do anything. Ugh.

(Exception being Mr. Gold, who is eeking he way into my list of favourite morally gray characters)
 

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It doesn't look like him.

I have crossed out two entire scenes now. I'm on page 24/34.

ETA: SCRIBBLING IS FINISHED.
 
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Taylor: :(

I HAVE POSSIBLY THE COOLEST NAME I HAVE EVER COME UP WITH WITH. EVER.

PEDIGREE ASSOCIATION OF WEREWOLVES (PAW)
 

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Now that it's downloaded, it won't transfer over to my iPad! :( grrrr
 

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I figured it out, and I have to say I was quite, quite, quite stupid.

ETA: No, I didn't. I suck with computers.
 

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My worldbuilding documents are like Wikipedia articles, haha.

ETA: And now I am going to bed.
 
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I need to do homework (my teacher gave me loads of work to do), but I also need to do book blog stuff. I don't know which one to do!
 

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Seriously, until the writer guy, all of the men are either spineless/useless/one dimensional or complete assholes. There are no flawed heroes in this story. D:

I'm all for men exhibiting pro-social qualities and dumping the stereotypical "all men must drink beer and like cars", but the guys on this show don't do anything. Ugh.

(Exception being Mr. Gold, who is eeking he way into my list of favourite morally gray characters)

I don't know. Graham kinda was that way at first, but he gets less and less so. Of course, then Regina....*grumbleangrygrumbles* And James is good, just not David. And what about Archie Hopper?

And there may be few flawed heroes, but Emma sure as heck isn't perfect. And neither is Snow. :tongue

On another (late) note... My villain isn't *evil*...just a little twisted. In the end he's kinda more sad than anything else. ...and then in Playing With Styx and Fire (very much a working title) he's just lonely and bitter and feels completely unloved/unlovable.
 

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Morning team. Up early to put in another day editing.
 

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Found this on TUMBLR.

Pixar Story Rules

#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.

#2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.

#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.

#4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.

#5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.

#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?

#7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.

#8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.

#9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.

#10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it.

#11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.

#12: Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.

#13: Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience.

#14: Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.

#15: If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations.

#16: What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against.

#17: No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on - it’ll come back around to be useful later.

#18: You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining.

#19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.

#20: Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like?

#21: You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can’t just write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way?

#22: What’s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there.
 

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FML. My email got hacked and it deleted all of my contacts and all of my emails. I had so many important emails on there. I'm freaking. I've figured out a way to contact Yahoo about restoring the contacts, but I haven't found anything about how to restore emails.
 
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