Writing Scripts When You Can
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» ccookiepoems - The Blackberry was made for this
Believe it or not, I write loglines, concepts, lines of dialogue and character breakdowns on my Crackberry, er, Blackberry. I do it during "down time," during writing seminars, meetings, at coffee shops, while getting my car washed...any time. I once wrote an entire short play with the Blackberry Notepad feature. I love this article.-- posted by ccookiepoems
» dancooper - The "any time" plan
Your idea is a good one. I know, however, that I (for one) have trouble with continuity when I try to write in short snippets of time. I usually have trouble with both establishing and maintaining continuity in my writing when I don’t have a more extended period to think about what it is I am doing.Perhaps the most significant exception to this trend (for me) is dialogue. Our speech is frequently marked by a lack of continuity, and that characteristic spontaneity is refreshingly exploitable in short bursts of writing time. Short writing periods actually help me with dialogue, an area I have been historically weaker in than other kinds of text.
Dan Cooper
CE, Vintage and Classic Cars
-- posted by dancooper
» filvayer - Re: The "any time" plan
In response to The "any time" plan posted by dancooper:I know from experience that continuity isn't something you can always just turn on or off. Sometimes you're in a mood/groove that you can just start up. But other times, that doesn't happen. For me, the point is that if I have the tools available, I can at least write something, which is more than writing nothing, and at least be that much further. Sometimes it's dialogue, sometimes it's outlines, and sometimes it's just general notes. But each little bit helps me get closer to the finished script.
-- posted by filvayer
» dancooper - Re: Re: The "any time" plan
In response to Re: The "any time" plan posted by filvayer:“…continuity isn't something you can always just turn on or off. Sometimes you're in a mood/groove that you can just start up. But other times, that doesn't happen.”
Good point, Dave.
And as you can tell from my post, I don’t bill myself as a screenwriter or playwright. Actually, that’s my son’s department. I’m still stuck on trying to write my first novel (and my autobiography, which interrupted my first novel).
With an acknowledged weakness at dialogue, I am definitely not going to bill myself as a playwright. I feel I am getting better at it, but its still not an area of strength. I admire people like you, and my son, who find dialogue so easy a medium in which to express, elaborate, and chase ideas. For me, it is usually still more of a chore and an exercise. Which is probably why the novel is taking so long to get produced…
Dan Cooper
CE, Vintage and Classic Cars
-- posted by dancooper
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