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Oh yeah, I've been on Threads lately, and the authors who are crying over bad reviews are pretty heartbreaking. But that's the game, right? You pay your ticket and take your chances that you won't get pummeled. Another reason to be sure what...

though, now I ponder those words, isn't that the burden of every published author, self or trad?

I wonder if we post the exercise then talk about our reactions to each other's results on the zoom?

Thanks for organising this, Laura :)

Hi everyone! A couple of us from Huddle South are planning a craft meeting this Wednesday, 4.30 pm Singapore time (8.30 am UK time and 7.30 pm Sydney time). That's a little after the usual Huddle South starts. There will be a small writing...

I kinda feel sorry for this writer because if they're arrogant enough to believe the writing good (a failing we've all had at some point before someone pointed out something we hadn't learnt yet) and they believe they don't need to put anymore...

@Josephine. haha. Thanks! I enjoyed reading that. At risk of continuing to contribute to something not needing more contribution.... The article says "And since this now viral post was shared as the “novel opening from a non-reader” that was...

So I’ve been wondering what’s going on with this whole debate, since it’s obviously not the substanceless thing it presents as, and I really think it’s just bullshit whipped up by the algorithm and/or errors of the sharing-too-early kind. Not...

Thanks for the script @LJ Beck! That's truly excellent. I'm curious, would what's written here have been finalized before or after they saw Johnny Depp in action, or even knew he was cast?

It's soooo good! The three-hander thing... it blows me away. That's what I thought (that it was about reading vs watching to be a writer). But I was starting to doubt myself after your and @JohnBertel's comments, so I'm glad you reread the...

Ah… I just re-read that Substack article (better this time) and I get what he’s saying now. It’s not about screenplays vs novels at all, it’s about reading vs watching to learn how to write. Sorry, I got confused. Yeah, it seems kind of crazy...

@Rich. I think that is indeed the problem. Film uses fine actors to convey emotion and character depth. Can you imagine trying to write Captain Jack Sparrow? Maybe also what's happening on a screen is like when someone sits in a park and watches...

Agreed, very much. Could it be that a script or screenplay isn't supposed to be the finished product? They can be extremely well written, but ultimately they exist to be interpreted by actors, directors, etc. Whereas a novel or short story is...

Yeah, I agree. If this was formatted as a screenplay, it would also be bad writing. Screenwriting seems to get a bit of a bad rap in terms of showing what characters are thinking and feeling. Done well, it's awesome and can be very personal and...

Very aguably. I don't think movies would be very popular if they lacked 'interiority and perspective.' His argument seems to be that because the camera shows us everything, 'TV-brain' has led this writer to describe everything. But just because...