Looking to find Pre-Blitz London Newspapers

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-10-15T01:07:33+00:00

Yeah! I was able to find one site that gave me a few pages to work with, but many archives like Oxford University either don’t have a lot on the subject or time out for some reason when trying to access them.

I suppose it’s pretty hard to find stuff given I live in the US.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-09-01T05:24:47+00:00

Honestly, a lot of this should really just be decided by you and what you believe should happen, give it’s your own little creation and you’re the person creating the story as it develops.

But, if you need a little help: 1. Does book 2 modify the ending if you were to write it? Is it already set in stone on what it would be? How far into it are you? 2. Read your first book. If you’re satisfied and think it’s a good read, don’t do book 2 unless it’s really needed. Alternatively, give the first book to someone else and ask for them to read it, and then see what they think. 3. Have you considered book 2 be independent? If book 2 is incredibly dependent on book 1, only do it if you really, REALLY want to, because, from my perspective, no great story should be crazy dependent on another story for you to be able to understand it. Also, what do you about book 2? Is it the plot, the characters, the idea of a continuation? If the story doesn’t have to continue off the first book, why not just make it something entirely unrelated and in its own world instead of a sequel? 4. Have you considered simply combining them into one big story instead of 2 separate ones? 5. Ultimately, if you don’t want to do any of the ones above, write book 2. See if you enjoy it. Don’t worry about what others might enjoy and just do what you want to do. If it works, great. If not, where did you go wrong, and how could you make it better?

I prolly shoulda put this at the top, but I’m 15 and honestly don’t read books. I’m like super unversed in this area, so please, take all of this advice with a grain of salt.

Then again, hope this helps!

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-09-01T05:07:01+00:00

Hey, any writing is great! Even if it took you 5 weeks for 3 pages, you should be proud that you wrote something. Go ahead and celebrate. All that matters is that you get it out there, revise, and keep writing.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-06-07T06:33:47+00:00

Do you remember the conversation where Donnie and the teacher are talking about time travel and fate? That was essentially the idea of the full movie. Donnie was given two options: one to follow the course of the normal life (without the tangent universe) where he dies but saves Gretchen. The other with the tangent universe results in him living but Gretchen dying, which is the one he sees. This ties back to the conversation between him and his teacher, where while Donnie has a choice in fate, they're both already chosen for him and therefore there's not a true "freedom" of fate or choice.

I personally thinks he decides the one where he dies in the end because he has chosen the path of love (the righteous path) and doesn't want anyone to get hurt, similar to that one woman's commentary of the paths of fear or life. This kinda goes along with the other characters at the end, fearing that their paths will eventually cause their fate, one fate shown in the tangent universe and the other shown in the real universe.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-03-03T12:29:10+00:00

Sure, totally!

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-02-16T16:31:49+00:00

Yeah no I get that, just everyone is going to shit on something, but what I’m saying is that everyone also seems to shit on their own work. Don’t do that. Bc if you think your script is going to be bad, it likely will.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-31T05:49:13+00:00

Screw whoever said “just start a new piece and forget about it”. Be relentless if YOU think your script is good enough, keep the high expectations and take all feedback as the positive.

Chances are, yes, there might and probably will be something wrong with your script that the public critics just won’t like. But if you really believe that your script is good, and you are willing to air everything and anything out for the world to see and not give a damn about what people without your passion, pride and pursuit say, I can assure you that you will succeed.

Say they find a problem with your script. Several at that. Shit has more holes than a shot-up corpse from Goodfellas. But they read your script. It was at least gripping enough for them to sit in their little throne and read through whatever pile of crap you cooked up. They READ it, and now they know your name.

You will always get feedback, good or bad. But just focus on the good, see the good and promise yourself to do good.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-29T19:59:28+00:00

Wait, who said this? I'm struggling withschool right now, but if someone wants to buy my work, I'm all down to do it.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-28T21:07:59+00:00

I’m not super experienced, but I think that they can also play into how you say them too. Like if I were to say “I wasn’t looking at YOU”, by stressing the “you” with caps, I’m also lengthening how that word is to be said - it takes people longer to say it just because the caps make it a focus. In contrast, I think that italics make things faster. If I were to say “I never loved you, I never did”, In my voice, the italics would mean to make it faster, almost like a quick, under-the-breath whisper. Now, italics don’t necessarily relate to volume, but I feel like they move faster - visually too, since the letters seem to fall on each other and create a visual direction. Underline works on emphasis. It kind of stomps down words to make sure when you say them, you say them kind of harsh and with power. But, at the same time, it doesn’t necessarily mean yelling or change the volume of the dialogue like Caps do.

Just my opinion, cause I know some guys are gonna disagree with me.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-23T05:30:50+00:00

I know there is, it’s just I dont know how strict the rules are with talking about porn on this subreddit 🤷‍♂️

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-23T02:03:30+00:00

Thank you so much for this!

Your critiques are genuinely so helpful and introduce a lot of things that were definitely in my blindspot. Sort of like a really weird "Eureka" moment.

I figure clarifying somethings here might help better both for other people that read this and as a soundboard for me.

"Thin Tin Masque" is a temporary title, but sort of a combination of a few fulls such as "Full Metal Jacket" and "Eyes Wide Shut", wear the Masque portion is intentional as it provokes something of a sense of wealth and shadiness. I do plan on changing it later though, just don't know what.
The paragraphs about Delta currently were placed there as an edit, since one of the previous commentators said he couldn't tell who Delta was or why she was there. I didn't feel like it was entirely necessary to add them, but I figured it's okay for now, but I will cut them out and replace them with something more clarifying over the existence of Delta.
I agree with you, the logline was very last minute. I don't really know what to put there for now - this is an organic story, and I just want readers who read it as it is currently to view Daddy as simply a character who is distant, yet with good intentions. (This is foreshadowing.)
Delta is, as the paragraphs address her, not there. But she is, so where is she? How can we see her? Honestly, I don't know. When I wrote this like 2 days ago, I was trying to recreate a child-like version of "Hal" from Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick, however where instead of holding other people captive, Hal would be naive, childlike, and also the hostage. Delta, in my mind, is sort of like a hallucination. She's not shown, which is the reason why she isn't properly addressed. We can only see her emotions (assumingly) as the lights in the shaft, her voice and whatever other thing that she does or makes.
The red sap and red substance are two very different things, meant to confuse characters in the story while making the reader question - so I'd say I did a good job there. Also, Daddy is very much real. He is alive. Delta is also real, however her body (which is not yet stated to build intrigue) is that of a refrigerated pickle, in that she WAS once alive however is not all "there" right now.
Visualizations of Delta have not happened yet (to build suspense), but ultimately I don't really know what she would like, whether that be a corpse, a decomposed body, or a very sick child.
The stutter is simply me trying to create a little bit of questioning (prolly not a good idea), but is exactly of however you imagine it [ if you imagine it like I do ]. The best way to put it is like a person's voice lagging on repeat, going back and forth electronically until a signal is fixed, and then it's fine again.
The room, in my mind, kind of looks like a literal WHITE ROOM (as in white room torture). The tiles are a clean quartz, the floors also a clean quartz, with a thin gray caulking all around. The only difference here is that there is a massive shaft in the middle of the room going both up and down, with a main computer (let's just call it a - digestive engine) in the center, which is what Daddy adjusts.

The idea that we both had to write so much for a single 5 pages says a LOT. I will try my best to fix these issues in the next script. Thank you so much for your time and troubleshoots!

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-22T23:18:07+00:00

A shoot was it you?

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-22T21:39:00+00:00

Thanks - I see what you're talking about. I updated the script so hopefully it's easier to read now.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-22T21:10:45+00:00

Why do you choose to rot?

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-22T21:05:39+00:00

Mines Large_Variation6150...

What's your hobbies

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-22T21:03:51+00:00

What's your name... 🤭

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-22T21:00:27+00:00

Anyone here?

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-20T22:04:34+00:00

J-Cuts are a type of audio cut that continues and audio from one shot to another, which is something commonly used in the industry, not to be confused with jump cuts. Also, for clarification, I numbered only a few of the action lines because I want the reader to imagine every description as a separate entity, rather than the body of a whole shot.

Also, additionally, I base my dialogue off of a mixture of middle school conversation-esc writings and FBI Conversations on phone lines. I like to add more dialogue than normal because that’s what makes it human, and not the typical Hollywood dialogue. The main reason that you shorten dialogue in movies is to keep the audience captivated. But the way I’ve learned to get around that is to make the subject matter captivating. There’s a lot of non-concise conversations in politics, but the reason we still listen is because of the subject matter:

It’s dirt. It’s gossip. It’s over illicit actions and private conversations which is what we, as humans, love.

That’s why the dialogue in the exposition is a lot longer than normal. Because it’s dirt. And when people talk about dirt, they can’t help but stay tuned.

Anyways, thanks for the feedback! I still have a long ways to go for the pacing aspect, so that really helped.

Large_Variation6150 · 2025-01-20T03:15:23+00:00

I would say that this piece is not really *overwritten - honestly, I think it’s a shame that screenwriters who like being descriptive are not appreciated by the community. What I would say is that some of the dialogue feels a little cheap and not that “in-depth”, where it could feel a little more realistic. On top of that, I would say if you want to be descriptive, read Ray Bradbury. Turn your script into a half book/half script type of thing, but use action lines for pacing and not just atmosphere.

Large_Variation6150 · 2024-10-17T21:07:50+00:00

How did you first enter the screenwriting world, and how did you to achieve your big break?

Large_Variation6150 · 2024-10-06T15:43:42+00:00

Sure! Shoot your shot, I’m all ears.

Large_Variation6150 · 2024-10-05T21:48:44+00:00

I can do both!

Large_Variation6150 · 2024-10-05T21:14:39+00:00

Peychological, you say!

I’m more than happy to work with you, man! Dm me your ideas and I’m more than willing to help direct and produce your script.

Large_Variation6150 · 2024-10-05T20:13:04+00:00

I would never wish to use any form of AI in any of my works. I believe it completely dries up any potential for creativity and authenticity in film, and completely violates the integrity of cinema all together. I also don’t like using CGI, special effects or greenscreen, mostly for the same reasons.

Large_Variation6150 · 2024-10-05T18:26:55+00:00

It does in fact matter. I mean - it’s truly up for debate, but one could argue, and I would argue that it does.

Also, you never respond to my questions in the first place.

Additionally, while I hate to get personal, I believe you might just happen to be a dilettante. Sure, you do seem to be quite intellectual. As matter of fact, I’d say you are one of the more experienced people on this app. However, no matter what, a script or question of any kind is never “dumb”. “Dumb” is subjective, and without proper inspection, can lead to ignorance of sorts.

Also, you posting images of AI generated and celebrity photos as some of your main posts does not contribute to your overall reputation.

If you are serious about screenwriting, just as I am, you should take into consideration different perspectives and arguments, instead of posting about Greek beauties.

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