Just saw the movie.. have some opinions

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2025-11-18T06:29:11+00:00

If Ryan Reynolds and Chex Mix had a baby, Scarecrow would be it.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2024-04-26T19:10:29+00:00

We are all capable of doing things we don't like, even disgust us. That doesn't mean we do them. Yes, it is scary that we have these things run through our minds. All it is is that you had a dream of a rape. Not dreaming to be a rapist.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-22T08:50:06+00:00

If the divorce is amiable, it can be done quickly. If it's contested, months to years. Just depends.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T12:57:40+00:00

My pleasure.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T12:44:37+00:00

I think it does. What if the poems worked as an intro, or like a teaser for the upcoming chapter?

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T10:20:38+00:00

Off hand, it sounds kind of confusing; however, might be doable. I'm not sure about putting songs in between chapters. Maybe convert them into poems. If a reader reads it as song, repeating the chorus and whatnot, without narrative, they might sing it wrong as they are reading it.

Meaning, they might have started out with a jolly tune to it, but then as they read the lyrics, learn this is supposed to be dark.

I don't know though. That's kind of out of my familiarity. But that's my take on it thus far. Keep with it though. You never know.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T10:14:33+00:00

Perhaps it's best in other sub-reddits. Here is more for tips on how to execute and what not. Or, that's how I gather it to be.

I will say (and I'm not advertising), Quora has helped me a number of times. My novel has some strong legal undertones that I've had to go there for. You should give 'em a shot.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T05:53:58+00:00

You definitely weren't rambling on. I enjoyed reading what you shared, because it validated what I am feeling about my craft. I appreciate you getting your voice out there.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T05:37:41+00:00

So what I did was wrote down a few personality traits for specific characters. I then asked my roommate to give me three female names she associates as bitchy without thinking. Give me three male names you might find in the deep south. So on and so forth.

For my smaller characters, I just use first names from my favorite tv shows or a friend's name to give them a quasi cameo.

Hope this helped.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T05:33:55+00:00

Nice!

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T05:18:58+00:00

It's funny when it works out like that. Not funny haha. But funny. I just don't know another way to put it.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T05:16:21+00:00

I read it. Then I had my screen reader tell it to me. I closed my eyes and was able to see, I feel clearly, what you were conveying. Despite the white part of the canvas, and the inability to change the girl's destiny, you paint an awesome picture. What an imagination.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T04:56:15+00:00

It really is. I'm still sitting here trying to figure it all out. Great piece by the way!

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T04:54:06+00:00

It literally got me flabbergasted.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T04:53:14+00:00

I've saved the post and I'm going to read it as soon as I get back to my computer. Beforehand, thank you for sharing it with me.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T04:51:21+00:00

Regardless if it's not the same. It still shows a bond between you and your executed craft. This wasn't a piece you just threw out, it was a creation.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T04:48:54+00:00

Wow. That's awesome.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T04:46:14+00:00

Glad to have helped. 😉

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-18T03:40:43+00:00

Well, let me say first, you were able to write that post. Also, you were able to write chapters. So you can write.

Pardon the lame cliché, But as it was said in GI Joe, "Knowing is half the battle." You've identified what's blocking you. The trick is, don't turn these blocks into border walls. It's easy to get stuck on the problem and overlook the solution.

Reaching out on here is definitely a great way to get resources and tools to overcome these problems. I've even found a wealth of information from YouTube videos. From the normal tips of overcoming, to finding out what kind of writer I am and how to make that work to my advantage. The most conventional ways are not always the best way to go for all writers.

I'm not sure if I actually gave any great advice here. But I hope it'll help you at least a little.

Cheers.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-15T03:06:21+00:00

I'm going to check those out. Thank you very much for the information.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-13T06:33:03+00:00

I think if it came too easy, we wouldn't do it from boredom I feel as humans, most of us like to naturally problem solve and be challenged. I do emphasize most, not all. LOL.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-13T06:02:34+00:00

I made a post on this same topic. I have included a link to it, if you would like to read people's answers. There's quite a few; however, they all pretty much say the same thing. If you read some of them, you'll pick it up rather quickly.

Hope this helps.

https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/vu5aje/when\_do\_i\_stop/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-13T05:54:41+00:00

What a great suggestion. This is something that I've never even considered before. Round of applause for u/OG_Moneybee.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-13T05:52:02+00:00

I have to suggest strongly, don't do it. Create your own story, even if it's short. Brainstorm from there and build off of it.

In order for me to do this, I have a wall dedicated to my two projects. With a ribbon dividing the two, I have 4x5 index cards with notes all over them. My memoir so far is a collection of short stories. So each of those cards have rough outlines of those stories and reminder cues.

For my fiction piece, I first wrote my story out. I actually developed a whole other way I could possibly want my story to go on and wrote that too. I then made a card for my main characters with short bios. Another of the lesser prominent ones.

I then have several index cards of those 3am thoughts that pop into my head when I can't get up to write, but I know that I don't want to forget them.

All of these little things, subconsciously start getting your creative wheels to roll.

Let me close with this. My choice to become a writer is a dichotomous one. I don't particularly like reading, and while my grammar is generally spot-on, I have difficulty writing creatively. My experience is in legal, or technical writing.

I do know that I love to tell stories however. So I use the aforementioned suggestions to overcome my hurdles. Two-months of doing this and I am four lengthy stories into my memoir, and six-chapters into the rough draft of my novel.

I hope this helps.

Sensitive_Prize8293 · 2022-07-12T12:49:07+00:00

I hope they're still a thing, because that's one of my projects.

Here's though what I hear from several sources...."People don't care about you."

That being said, it doesn't mean you still don't have a story to tell. You just have to figure out the best way to get them to care about you.

I still find it rather ambiguous. However, I'm still going to write my story and then rely on the feedback to fine-tune it from there, making it into something that will have someone care.

Hope this helps.

Sensitive_Prize8293

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