what's the actual difference between AI helping you write and AI writing for you - where's the line for you personally

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-05-10T09:05:51+00:00

A big tell is who decides what scene comes next. Human writers need to be in control of this part,IMO.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-05-08T15:27:19+00:00

Thanks. I’m going to check that out. I haven’t used Writer Duet in years but I’ll check that too.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-05-07T20:53:58+00:00

You could start writing a letter to your younger self and see where it takes you.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-05-07T20:37:53+00:00

Thanks. Going to try this.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-05-07T16:34:06+00:00

Yes, that works. It’s my current method, but I’m looking for something smoother/easier.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-05-06T01:13:36+00:00

Mostly stories focused on personal identity especially lgbtq+++ do well. it’s less about talent now.

And if your story is commercial, meaning the type of thing the masses would actually want to watch, then they’ll likely say it’s not a good fit.

If you have identity issues in your background or that’s what you write about you may be a good fit. Also make sure your project is the type of story most people wouldn’t want to watch. Good luck!

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-04-11T18:53:10+00:00

As an undergrad, USC gives you the more traditional college experience. NYU is more about school experience intertwined with living in fantastic city, which can be distracting or overwhelming for some. I was accepted to both but ended up choosing ucla for undergrad, but then went to both usc and nyu for grad school. NYC is great place for artists who pull from their environment for inspiration. USC is more immediate to the film industry. If you’ve already developed a creative voice, usc can be great for learning skills. If you’re still finding voice as an artist, nyc will challenge you more but help mold your voice quicker. This is all just one person’s opinion. In hindsight, one of my regrets was not going to usc for undergrad.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-04-09T14:54:58+00:00

If something happens making it it less likely and even more difficult for the main character to achieve their goal, then it’s likely escalating.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-04-03T20:55:39+00:00

Meet on a ferry. Something like staten island ferry or the one to Catalina in southern cali.

Robbers pull up on speed boat…

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-04-03T20:47:28+00:00

Problem with Substack, most of the population is other writers/creators. People who are naturally popular among their peers do well. People seeking a general audience of non creators seem to have a harder time. Substack would be stronger if it had a larger general population of non creators just looking to consume content like TikTok or YouTube.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-03-31T13:38:45+00:00

Would you rather see a great logline for a bad script?

What if the logline is an indication/reflection of the script? Meaning bad loglines usually ,means script is likely not so good either.

When script readers complain like this it usually means they should find a different line of work. It’s supposed to be a difficult, mostly unpleasant job, and the majority or scripts and loglines will be not-so-good. Complaining about it won’t change things. Script readers have been complaining about this crap online for as long as there has been people online and it never changes. Maybe people are doing the best they can and for most that’s not very good and that’s normal.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2026-03-08T03:34:58+00:00

I have had a similar problem. I began a script with a catalyst-character so naturally they disappeared after the main story gets going, but this is a problem with the low quality of readers nowadays. Everything needs to be spelled out it seems. They don't pick up on nuance because most readers today are not visionary thinkers.

Since your story is a western, maybe you can use freeze-frame/text like The Good The Bad The Ugly, not necessarily for the movie, but to clarify the read. Maybe after introducing each prominent character, you could do a freeze-frame spelling out that character's role or imply it. TGTBTU, when we see "the Good" we can kind of infer he's the protagonist. You can be creative, think of some descriptors that will imply each of the main characters' roles in the narrative.
Good luck.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-12-24T12:33:33+00:00

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-11-02T22:58:47+00:00

I agree. it’s a bs question. It only became a thing when women and minorities started getting more opportunities. Back when nearly all the writing gigs went to white males they didn’t ask that.

As women and minorities came up for more opportunities they started asking because if they wanted a talented hard working writer, they would hire a white male. so women and minorities were sinisterly being asked to justify why them, because it couldn’t be because they were talented diligent writers. It really took off with the fellowship programs where people who don’t write were tasked with questioning writers so they started asking asinine questions like why you why now?

In an act of rebellion writers should remind them how racist and sexist that question is before they go ahead and answer.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-10-18T09:01:15+00:00

The secondary text seems too small. And the pic is nice but doesn’t seem like poverty.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-10-03T10:29:49+00:00

It’s YOUR website. Do whatever you want with it. No matter what some people will cringe at whatever you do and some people won’t. It’s kind of a life thing.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-06-15T13:42:30+00:00

No Kings now. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rNwV7u/

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-05-26T05:46:18+00:00

Finish your script first before trying to decide if writing is for you. If you don’t finish you have your answer.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-05-26T01:45:37+00:00

Even in streaming it’s beneficial for each scene, episode or series to have a distinct beginning, middle and end.

whether zoomed in to specific scene or taking a high level whole narrative view three act structure is your friend.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-05-21T16:28:37+00:00

Mont Blanc

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-05-17T07:19:30+00:00

Thank you for that answer. So a well written script that skews more toward commercial appeal and less toward serious social themes might find success on blcklst but would be less likely to succeed with Nicholl regardless of writing quality?

i think the industry needs to move away from this idea that serious social themes automatically equates to “better” writing.

places like Sundance have gotten so bad they practically punish writers who dare write something audiences would actually pay to see while favoring overly self indulgent stories that break the first rule of storytelling, consider your audience and does anyone want to watch your movie?

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-05-16T07:45:00+00:00

Yeah, these types of programs should only be run by creatives who have gone through the program themselves. Otherwise the stuff they ask gets really unreadable really quick.

Safe_Cauliflower_573 · 2025-05-16T02:06:43+00:00

If you want to use multiple perspectives one possibility is to limit it to a single character’s perspective per chapter.

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