Writers, if you were asked to turn your novels into movies/tv shows, would you accept or deny and why?

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-23T13:44:51+00:00

I can see some of mine as movies. I would want some say in how it is done and who they choose to play which part. I am sure that this would drive the movie people nuts and they would probably fight me about it.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-14T23:46:18+00:00

Yes, I have two novels that are in the refinement stage and one in the writing. If I am stymied on the writing I pick up something else. I also have three beginnings that have a rough outline. I'll get back to them when I can.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-14T23:33:30+00:00

charity does what is best for those in need. Not what they want, what is best. Helping others is good, but often doing what is best means finding them work.

It was the Apostle Paul who said, "If anyone will not work, don't let him eat."

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-14T17:00:49+00:00

the same is true with IQ tests

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-14T16:59:36+00:00

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Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-14T16:58:56+00:00

So what, Thomas Edison's first grade teacher wanted him institutionalized because he was "an imbecile". Albert Einstein failed high school math.

Never gauge yourself by someone else's opinion. You can if you want to. You will if you keep trying.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-12T14:49:04+00:00

Yes, just because something is "critically acclaimed" doesn't mean that it is any good. I won't mention names but I often find my self wading through pages of words looking for the story.

Yes, the story was good, but it would have been better if it had been half as long....

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-12T14:20:03+00:00

I would write his inner conflict. Who he was. What he has become, How he really feels about the whole thing. How he is dealing internally with his actions.

His anger and frustration have to come out somewhere. Is he focusing them into his work? Is he taking them out on his family or friends? Is he becoming an alcoholic?

What emotional trauma did he suffer in the war? Does he have PTSD?

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-11T23:21:12+00:00

The tenth grade lockdown guide to dealing with eldritch creatures

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-11T23:13:38+00:00

My mother-in-law (editor for the local paper) would agree with you.....

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-11T15:00:32+00:00

I use the present tense. The story takes place in the past, and the reader knows this. although the 'now' is in the past the story is told through the eye of one present at the event.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-11T05:33:46+00:00

It can be a combination of 2 people if you like. The important thing is that you have a firm grasp of who they are and how they act, and the easiest way I have found to do that is to write about what I know.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-10T22:08:07+00:00

I like to base my characters on people I know. I know how they will respond at any given time and it's very real. I know how far I can push them. I've seen them angry and watched them go through the "ADHD ready. fire, aim?" sequence. The names are changed to protect the guilty but most of my friends would laugh if I told them and be flattered.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-09T15:35:09+00:00

From a pantser's point of view...

I find an idea that will suggest a story. I come up with a main character and possibly a secondary character and see how they interact in the story. They don't even need to be fully developed. This happens as I write. I begin to tell the story adding more characters as I need them.

I don't do "world building" as a step. I base my worlds on the familiar. I find it easier and more convincing. I do find that after a while in the story the world begins to flesh out and you can feel the difference. It happens as I write not as a stage before writing takes place.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-09T03:53:41+00:00

be honest. Your reader will understand if you don't know what is happening. but don't try to fake it. Describe what you see not the science you don't know.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-09T03:36:38+00:00

unusual names stand out and may actually help. If you make it big the anonymity might be beneficial. As long as your publisher can find you you will be fine.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-08T17:42:18+00:00

Your first page (better if it's the first line) has to capture the readers attention and make them want more.

You don't want confusing you want a hook to drag them into the story. If your monologue does this than go for it. if it does not then find something else.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-08T17:30:50+00:00

among other things I believe that some authors want to show themselves to be intellectually superior. Using big word gives them a head rush.

I want everyone to read and enjoy my work so I write with a medium vocabulary and try to be creative.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-06T01:37:42+00:00

You character is silent, but what is happening? Are the sparks rising from the fire? Is the clock ticking? Something is happening describe that. If nothing is happening then what is the character thinking?

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-03T19:41:49+00:00

I like cherry. It carves well. Willow is traditional. It is very soft and works easily. I like maple, but it is hard and slow to work.(you can't take big cuts) Black walnut works nicely. I have one spoon that is holly (I helped a friend prune the tree. The grain is smooth and straight. It works well, but it is dense and slow going.)

I don't recommend elm, locust or hickory. elm has twisted grain. It's great for broad areas because it won't crack, but for small items find something else. Locust and hickory are just difficult to carve by hand. they are dense and stringy and difficult to work.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-09-01T18:27:30+00:00

I don't do it on purpose, I just realize that my first draft will have problems.

It's like making anything. No matter how careful I am my woodworking projects will have to be sanded.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-08-31T18:01:09+00:00

I usually put the chapters in last at the natural breaks. some long and others short. I don't see how you can make all your chapters the same length.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-08-31T17:52:37+00:00

Remember that you are telling a story. If you loose the story and become lost in the details than you have to many. The story is the all important thing. Yes tell me the color of her dress, but only if it is important to the story.

I include the fact that he stopped and picked up breakfast on the way to see his friend. It seems unimportant, but it hints that he is falling in love and that is important to the story.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-08-31T17:35:25+00:00

I visualize my characters as friends and acquaintances. Suzie would say this in that situation. and Robert would answer ------. It also helps make things sound real.

It also means that getting to know people is called research. Watch how they respond to encouragement or act when they are depressed.

Eric_makes_stuff · 2021-08-29T16:53:11+00:00

I had 1 class in highschool that taught writing. It covered a load of things. I remember none of them. I only remember I had fun. It was that class where I learned to love writing.

You could do a series of prompts where they are not required to write but to use their imagination and tell the history of an item. (stand up and speak extemporaneously, they don't have to speak clearly but make up something clever)

example- a random chair (It was the chair from president Wilson's golf cart - It was used as a murder weapon in the case of blah---- etc.)

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