New to writing

[padnar]

welcome to this site. I nearly visit daily this site
and I have somthing  new to learn everyday.
padma
 

[komathedestroyer]

Thanks for the encouragement. I will have to enter the contest if for nothing else but the experience. I will be sure to ask lots of questions. Thanks again.

[ScriptNurse]

I can hardly best Uncle Al, but I do want to welcome you ... and encourage you.

In the spring ... not far away at all now ... we have a little contest to write a "Mini-Movie" ... 3-5 pages, no more. This is a great way to learn to focus, get the most out of 2-3 scenes and still tell a mini-story. I encourage you to enter ... we'll all offer our 2¢ worth here. The real power is that YOU decide to use our suggestions or not. My hope is that we'll offer up plenty of suggestions so you'll have the very best to choose from. I also hope that you'll enjoy your time here. Do ask lots of questions and, hopefully, you'll get lots of answers.

[uncle_al]

Welcome.

Since I seem to be one of the voices of encouragement here, it's going to be a bit of a challenge {to others} for me to switch modes here, but I can do it easily enough...

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Writing is NOT something you do casually.  Like wrenches to a mechanic, or saws, hammers, and chisels to a carpenter, so are words to a writer... TOOLS.  You need to care about the words you use, fitting the right word to the right moment, much as a mechanic uses a 5/8" deep drive cushioned socket to remove a spark plug, instead of a hammer and cold chisel.

Spelling, grammar, and style are all important.  No one will take you seriously if you submit a script with spelling errors, egregious grammatical blunders, or hackneyed phrasing.  Your writing should flow trippingly on the tongue of the reader's mind, conveying both what you say and how you think it should be seen in the mind's eye.

This takes practice.  Write.  Get opinions.  Rewrite.  Get more opinions.  Rewrite again.  Polish.  Smooth a rough spot.  Buff out a scratch.  Lower the frame, if necessary; chop the top, lead it, sand it, repaint, sculpt your idea in the only material you have to offer... words.  Words should be your constant companions, closer than any lover, more a part of you than air, or food, or blood itself.

Quoting Mark Twain, "The difference between the right word and the almost-right word is as simple as the difference between the lightning... and the lightning bug."

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Well, since the short tirade's over, let me welcome you again if I haven't frightened you off completely to our little playground.  As they say, "Any number can play".

Al B.
Sometimes pain in the posterior

[komathedestroyer]

Ok, so im new to the whole writing aspect. I kinda stumbled on this site and decided to check it out. I like the way everyone helps each other out here. I have some ideas but im not sure where to go with them. im going to be attending VFS this upcoming september and wanted to get familular with the whole writing aspect. So thats me in a nutshell i guess. i look forward to ome good debates and learning alot from this community.