Writing a novel?
POSTED BY: NervousPete
UPDATED: Thursday, May 6, 2004 16:10
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Just have to say I'm amazed at what a creative bunch you guys seem to be. People say that everyone thinks they have a novel in them but that so many of you guys are actually attempting to get them down on paper is very cool.
I've been incredibly lucky with the friends I've got over the years. I've had an urge to write for ages but the prospect of a novel was always way too daunting for someone as easily discouraged as me.
The good part is that one of my good friends is an aspiring (and very talented) comic book artist and has asked me to script a story for him to draw so we're going to make our assault on the world together.
So far it's pretty dark and not a little surreal, following a man as he withdraws from a society he has grown to hate and plotting his mental breakdown as he starts acting out his internal monologue against the world.
Each episode/issue has a pivitol plot point based around a song lyric 'cause I like to soundtrack my stories in my head and thought it might be a nice gimmick to find a lyric that really does tell the story I want to tell.
Speaking of which, if anyone knows any songs with lyrics covering police brutallity I'd be very appreciative to here about them.
I have no faith but it's all that I want
to love, and believe
in my soul.
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Troubadour wrote:
I try to put in pans, fades, jump cuts, closeups, use the rhythm of the words to simulate cinematic processes while still retaining a zeitgeisty punk-lit feel.
If you want anyone to buy your script, leave out all camera instructions. That's considered the job for the director, not the writer. If you haven't read any of Syd Field's books, get Screenplay: The Foundations of Scriptwriting. Most producers expect screenwriters to be familiar with his work.
Just a suggestion. It's really difficult to sell a screenplay. It helps to know what the producers expect.
[ED: Okay, I went back and realized you were talking about a novel. Ignore me.]
"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."
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