Thanks for all the advice everyone.Cyrax-Sektor wrote:
You save a tree here and there too. Imagine the carbon you're not using when typing, then let your ideas pour onto the file. I recommend Word, spell checker and synonym/antonym feature when right clicking on a word. Word count to make me feel good after I'm done is a good motivational boost.M.O.A.B wrote:
Yep, find it easier to get my ideas down and work with it if I type rather than write, qukcker and also saves my hand from hurting lol.SEREVENT wrote:
K, do you just write it on word? 'Cause im gonna start typing up tomorrow.
I've got some random ideas that will be placed in order after I'm mostly done. Don't resist to add some more as you're putting everything together, just make sure the writing before and after still make sense. Don't save everything in one big file, divide your book into chapters.
Poll
Book or film?
| Book | 61% | 61% - 47 | ||||
| Film | 9% | 9% - 7 | ||||
| tbh its dumb | 28% | 28% - 22 | ||||
| Total: 76 | ||||||
I'm actually writing parts that occur near the end or even half way through, e.g a car chase portion that happens about 3/4 way through the 6th book, but save them as seperate docs and then add them later. I'm not too keen on writing through to build up, find it easier to do main parts and then build the foundations of what happens/how to get to it from that.Cyrax-Sektor wrote:
You save a tree here and there too. Imagine the carbon you're not using when typing, then let your ideas pour onto the file. I recommend Word, spell checker and synonym/antonym feature when right clicking on a word. Word count to make me feel good after I'm done is a good motivational boost.M.O.A.B wrote:
Yep, find it easier to get my ideas down and work with it if I type rather than write, qukcker and also saves my hand from hurting lol.SEREVENT wrote:
K, do you just write it on word? 'Cause im gonna start typing up tomorrow.
I've got some random ideas that will be placed in order after I'm mostly done. Don't resist to add some more as you're putting everything together, just make sure the writing before and after still make sense. Don't save everything in one big file, divide your book into chapters.
Still unsure whether to use chapter titles, or date/time type titles to break it up.
make sure you have a character similiar to me.
there was a guy who likes to use an m249God Save the Queen wrote:
make sure you have a character similiar to me.
likes? you mean NEEDS.
Something tells me getting a book published is a tad easier than getting a screenplay taken up by a movie studio. Start off writing a book first.
Remember Me As A Time Of Day
Ok... tried writting, but i can't think of how to start it off...
Help, anyone?
Help, anyone?
Start in the middle and do the best parts first, thats what I do, then I can build around and lead up it better.SEREVENT wrote:
Ok... tried writting, but i can't think of how to start it off...
Help, anyone?
A book definitely. But I hope the story is deeper than what you have there so far. A bunch of terrorists attacking some bases isn't very exciting.
There's already 100 Steven Seagal movies with this kind of plot.
Millions of books out there, I wouldn't get excited about making millions. Most military fiction writers have actually been in service one time or another, IE Chris Ryan, Andy Mcnab.
heres a good, original plot:
Tough ex LA cop seeks revenge on some no good thugs
Tough ex LA cop seeks revenge on some no good thugs
develop your characters. give them qualities that speak to everyone....talk about their daily issues, problems, successes, failures...anything that will give the reader more insight into who they are reading about.SEREVENT wrote:
Ok... tried writting, but i can't think of how to start it off...
Help, anyone?
maybe set it up from the enemies POV for the first chapter or so. dont give too much away, but set the stage, as it were.
then after you dive into your characters, you can bring on the shit. but you need some background....think for awhile.
when i wrote (past life) getting out and seeing the world helped me with writers block.
good luck man, and if you ever want someone to bounce ideas off of, shoot me a PM.
and remember, following your dreams can sometimes beat the shit out of you. what makes the difference is when you pick yourself up, dust off and try it again.
I nominate parker for most nicest post 2008
I concur, and its good advice, lord knows my characters are a bit more defined than they used to be lol.SamTheMan:D wrote:
I nominate parker for most nicest post 2008
Are they SAS?M.O.A.B wrote:
I concur, and its good advice, lord knows my characters are a bit more defined than they used to be lol.SamTheMan:D wrote:
I nominate parker for most nicest post 2008
best regiment in the world thatjord wrote:
SAS
Some of them are, I used a few different SF groups in mine including some fictional ones.jord wrote:
Are they SAS?M.O.A.B wrote:
I concur, and its good advice, lord knows my characters are a bit more defined than they used to be lol.SamTheMan:D wrote:
I nominate parker for most nicest post 2008
I would choose a book unless there´s Seagal in the plot, i recently got home my order 10 movies by Seagal i still have orgazmes.NateWiese wrote:
There's already 100 Steven Seagal movies with this kind of plot.
Hmm Chris apparnatly got some thrash talk about making up fiction, reading all there´s in this genre me too have my doubts about his guy. Thinking about "The one that got away" and comparing to Andy and Ken Connor something is awkward. Nonethelss very admirable making the run he did.jord wrote:
Millions of books out there, I wouldn't get excited about making millions. Most military fiction writers have actually been in service one time or another, IE Chris Ryan, Andy Mcnab.
Have you read "10th man down". That was a good book, a lot better than the "Nick Stone" Andy Mcnab ones.madmurre wrote:
Hmm Chris apparnatly got some thrash talk about making up fiction, reading all there´s in this genre me too have my doubts about his guy. Thinking about "The one that got away" and comparing to Andy and Ken Connor something is awkward. Nonethelss very admirable making the run he did.jord wrote:
Millions of books out there, I wouldn't get excited about making millions. Most military fiction writers have actually been in service one time or another, IE Chris Ryan, Andy Mcnab.
book, and i want that tookptk92 wrote:
I want a specially signed copy with kisses on it (both in the 'xxxxxxxx' way and your lip prints, use lipstick or something and kiss the book)
Book is the only viable option TBH. You write, other can read it... Even if you get published by a small shitty company its still just your writing there for people to read.
If you make it a movie, first off the production is a much bigger deal, and much harder to accomplish. But even more, you will really have to be relying on a proper director, good actors, ect ect...
You could write the most epic screen play ever, and but with out a reputation you won't draw actors of its caliber... and if it end up a crap production the whole thing could turn into a pos through no fault of your own.
A book places you much more in control of the quality of the final piece then a movie would.
If you make it a movie, first off the production is a much bigger deal, and much harder to accomplish. But even more, you will really have to be relying on a proper director, good actors, ect ect...
You could write the most epic screen play ever, and but with out a reputation you won't draw actors of its caliber... and if it end up a crap production the whole thing could turn into a pos through no fault of your own.
A book places you much more in control of the quality of the final piece then a movie would.
Books are better because you take time to develop things at your leisure - for example, Lord of the rings: books, movies. But the books are better hands down.
As for starting off, I usually have that problem too (when writing in general). Just write all the action bits, all the charater bits, and sort them out later...
oh yea, and books with the xxxx's and lipstick in them for me too
ok, not the kisses parts, but srsly, i want books
As for starting off, I usually have that problem too (when writing in general). Just write all the action bits, all the charater bits, and sort them out later...
oh yea, and books with the xxxx's and lipstick in them for me too
ok, not the kisses parts, but srsly, i want books
EE (hats
Ok, so i got about 3 pages in total before i realised it was going no-where.
Don't worry, i have a backup, that it entirely secret.
I need help on how to develop a plot. srs
Don't worry, i have a backup, that it entirely secret.
I need help on how to develop a plot. srs