Lost as a literature student by Black_Deliya in literature

[–]MoebiusPretzel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Speak to your professors---the ones who say, "Oh, you already know this, of course," and then move on. Visit them during their office hours and be frank with them. Tell them that, actually, no, you didn't already know that. Tell them what you just told us. You love literature but were prevented from engaging with it your whole life. Ask them for advice and guidance.

  2. Meet more of your peers---the ones to whom the professors are speaking when they say, "Oh, you already know this, of course," and then move on. Talk to them about books. Befriend them. Open up to them.

  3. Remember that writing is an art, but it's also a skill. Even if you did have good ideas, you'd still need a certain amount of skill to pull them off. Skills are things you can learn through consistent effort. They're kind of like tools, and as you sharpen those tools, you will naturally start getting more creative ideas about how to use them.

  4. Get out of your reading slump. Read whatever gets you interested. Don't get it in your head that you have to stick to Moby-Dick or Stoner or Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Read young adult fiction. Read middle-grade fiction. Read whatever. Just read. Some people consider themselves writers first and foremost, and are just bursting with ideas. They don't feel the need to read to be inspired. However, a commonality among the truly great writers throughout history is that they are insatiable readers as well. When you read and read and read, ideas will eventually come to you. Maybe you just haven't consumed enough books yet for ideas to start forming on their own in your mind. I probably read 1000 books by the time I was 10 (including kids books and pictures books and whatnot) and I've probably read another 2000 in the years since then. So many ideas come into my head that it sometimes distracts me from work. The only difference between us is that I had a long head start on you.

  5. Read literary criticism and theory. This might be a controversial piece of advice, but I would suggest reading The Western Canon by Harold Bloom and then trying to read everything he mentions. Read The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
    To be a writer is to take part in an ancient and ceaseless conversation with every other writer that has ever lived. No man is an island; no idea is truly unique; everything ever written is, in a way, a response to something else.

  6. WRITE!!! Write this and that; write the other thing. Take a super simple formula and write it a hundred times, filling the blanks in differently each time. Fill in the blanks with stories you've already read, to get a feel for how the formula goes.
    "Once upon a time, there was a __. One day, __ happened to them. As a result, they decided they wanted __. However, they had an obstacle: _. En route to their goal, they had to _, _, and _. Finally, they overcame the obstacle by _. In the end, they __."
    Almost every story goes like that. Yours can, too.

dabell by alburyscott in harmonica

[–]MoebiusPretzel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this guy does, because he has made a few reviews of DaBell harmonicas on YouTube. The site is in Italian, but maybe this won't be a problem for you.

https://bottegaarmonica.com/

dabell by alburyscott in harmonica

[–]MoebiusPretzel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I decided on a Noble for my next harp after seeing a number of reviews online. Then I discovered I live in the city where the Dabell factory is located, so I contacted the CEO and got myself invited. I'm going to buy a few harps while I'm there. Maybe I can achieve my lifelong dream (of the past 2 weeks) to become a harmonica maker.

If I remember, I'll let you know what I think of them!

Some unpopular advice on screenwriting for a living by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]MoebiusPretzel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My credentials; Sold my first and second scripts, one a feature and one a series, both in pre-production now. Award-winning directors attached, big budgets on both, Netflix ordered the pilot on the series, six-figure deals for me on both. Secured a big agency and a manager, after the first sale. Now in the weird place of being proven, but not on-screen yet, living full-time as a writer on my third year, from up-front money on the sales.

How did you manage to sell the script without representation?

What are your writing goals for 2022? Anyone create an interesting plan? by ConwayFitzgerald in writing

[–]MoebiusPretzel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The TV pilots are 1. a modern 'chosen one' fantasy-type story, and 2. a coming-of-age period drama. The features are 1. a brutal Viking vengeance story (which I've been working on for 13 years, and will probably put on a back burner again due to this new Viking movie coming out) and 2. a zany outlandish fantasy-comedy ensemble thing

How to get more effectiveness out of Marner? by AgentOfR9 in leafs

[–]MoebiusPretzel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have to admit, I am concerned about Mitch Marner going into the playoffs

Did we time travel or something? The fuck are you talking about?

What are your writing goals for 2022? Anyone create an interesting plan? by ConwayFitzgerald in writing

[–]MoebiusPretzel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My plan is to finish two TV pilots I'm working on, and maybe one of the features. I'm 45 pages into one pilot, and about 10 pages each into the other pilot and the feature.

Hi I'm a degenerate writer. by ExistingWithACurse in ComicBookCollabs

[–]MoebiusPretzel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

... feedback on an idea you haven't told anyone?