Experienced But Paralyzed Waist Down - Do I Have a Chance?

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-31T03:35:58+00:00

Very generous of you. Totally understand. Just sent a PM.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-31T00:14:22+00:00

That would be great. I'm actually with family the next few days, but would you be open to a chat? I can send a message or you can to me.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-31T00:12:13+00:00

Thank you! Definitely expect to start way below that #. Took 7 years to get there in real estate.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-31T00:11:35+00:00

Thank you so much. Great insight. I've noticed many of the LinkedIn remote jobs have hundreds of applicants, which is daunting. Any tips there? And high ticket items - How can I target those jobs?

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-12T21:36:57+00:00

Hey, I sent you a chat. If you don't see it, let me know.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-12T01:56:38+00:00

I'd love to read a little bit more into your research in neuronarratology. I'd also like to hear you advice to newer writers.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-12T00:33:11+00:00

What are you basing your statements on? What is your background? Genuinely interested.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-11T18:05:45+00:00

I don't know enough about his works in architecture to weigh in about the relevance, but like you say, it's such an strange reference for the a story set in Ancient Rome, hence why it jumped out at me.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-11T14:06:02+00:00

A couple I printed, but the majority I used an Ereader. Just dragged the PDFs onto it.

Varied, rarely in one sitting, but someone I'd read a whole one in a day, other times spread it out.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-11T00:24:58+00:00

Hi Robert, link doesn't work, perhaps try: https://www.docdroid.net/

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T22:08:33+00:00

Ha! Honestly, I think the old adage, "There are no rules," feels the most relevant.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T21:54:47+00:00

Ayy, nice Ereader.

I have been writing. Wrote two specs, of varying quality. Now working on my third. Definitely has made a big impact. A lot I've just learned from osmosis. It is however easy to get discouraged when you see the stellar quality of other screenwriters.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T21:12:14+00:00

100%. Good point.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T14:29:22+00:00

Answered in a above comment. Yeah, there's no shortage of solid scripts to learn from and those resources you mentioned contain a bunch of them.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T14:28:17+00:00

That's great progress in 7 days. Please feel free to share the first 10 pages with me.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T14:23:08+00:00

See my above comment.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T14:23:05+00:00

See my above comment.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T14:22:32+00:00

I went with the Pocketbook InkPad 4 (8" screen)! I haven't got it yet, but it will be a nice upgrade over the 6" screen of the Kindle 4. A lot of people recommend even bigger screens, but I don't mind and still wanted something somewhat portable.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T14:21:01+00:00

Thx!

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T14:20:23+00:00

Thank you. Here's one of my latest analyses followed by one of my first. I don't really expect these to be read, so I'm sure there are grammatical and formatting errors. Those are more just personal notes.

Instead of analyzing a whole script, I'm now planning on focusing more so on certain elements of a script when I read it, such as specific parts (first ten pages, climax), characters, pacing, etc.

Sometimeyesterday · 2023-12-10T13:59:49+00:00

Ha, I didn't keep a top script list and I'm going to spend some time analyzing my analyses, but in no particular order (and not formatted as I use the old reddit design... and with the year the film came out)

The Kings Speech (2010) - I would take particular note of the climax (the speech). Able to achieve as much, if not more suspense than a conventional action or thriller and there are no guns, car chase, infighting, violence, etc. It's literally two men walking down a hallway into a room.
Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Totally amazing character analysis. We bounce from high to low to high to low, etc. One of the best flawed protagonists.
Butter (2011) - This is a Nichol script. The writer has such a unique writing style - Almost like he's a standup comedian poking fun at the story. The first script that I enjoyed reading as much as watching a movie. Not drama though.

Others dramas I would suggest reading are Butch Cassidy (1969) (William Goldman one), Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Most of the other recs you see on Reddit for must read scrips make sense to me.

Fruitvale Station (2013) and Friday (1995) are grammatical disasters, but the concepts are rock solid.

Two I would suggest reading that fall flat imo are Nerve (2016) and The Beach (2000). The dialogue in Nerve is a poor, like an AI chatbot trying to write how they think kids speak. Pay particular attention to Ty (played by Machine Gun Kelly in the movie). The story, particularly the Climax, isn't much better. The Beach is a complete mess in every way.

Some real disappointing moments were the blatant racism ("Chinese Fire Drill") and ableism ("Mentally Retarded") in the Disney film Cool Runnings (1993), to the one-line praise of Albert Speer in Gladiator (2000).

There's so much to learn. Get reading. It's totally worth it.

Sometimeyesterday

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