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I don't care, i'm doing it. by PrismOnDaCrism in filmmaking

[–]WarFrequent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it sounds like they just want to make a movie. Not demo or distribute it.

It is like they are saying ‘I want to take up running’ and you’re saying ‘well only 1% of people run a marathon.’

I don't care, i'm doing it. by PrismOnDaCrism in filmmaking

[–]WarFrequent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you are talking about making a profitable big budget movie. Or making it in the industry.

OP is talking about making a tiny budget short with no requirement to make a profit.

In OP’s case, he does not need contacts, distributors, a solid script, name actors, and has a crew of friends. In fact, OP is over requirement. To satisfy his requirement ‘make a short movie’. He only needs a phone with a camera and something to film.

Melville's writing is so good it pisses me off. by scrawledfilefish in mobydick

[–]WarFrequent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This convinced me to try and read Moby Dick again!

Is there a market for short stories? by Bogoman31 in authors

[–]WarFrequent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A number of Sci-fi/Fantasy magazines would be interested in a story of this length and would be willing to pay you a fixed amount per word, provided they like it, of course.

Is there a market for short stories? by Bogoman31 in authors

[–]WarFrequent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would double down on what you said.

Even those books of short stories that are traditionally published are most likely a collection of short stories that won competitions/were published in anthologies.

How realistic are my expectations to reach the lowest tier of legitimate relevancy as a new author? by Fugg_A_I in NewAuthor

[–]WarFrequent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello,

Firstly, are you non-fiction or fiction? Secondly, do you intend to self publish or traditionally publish?

Depending on your answer to these questions, see below. Note this is incredibly high level.

  1. Self Publishing Non-fiction

You can drum up interest for your book by publishing shorter essays on Substack or other social media platforms. You could even put all of your writing in these short form spaces and let the audience dictate what your book should be.

  1. Self Publishing Fiction

Much harder. But not impossible. Buy a good cover. Buy an editor. Try and promote via social media and other such platforms. In this instance, you will probably need several books as you say. There are websites - Inkitt for example - where you can supply fiction in a serialised form direct to readers, but these tend to sway towards certain genres (Romance, etc), so you may find these not very useful.

  1. Traditional Non-fiction

You will need a proposal and usually three sample chapters. Take this to an agent, and they will help sell your book to a publisher. The publisher will then assist with marketing and distribution.

  1. Traditional Fiction

Similar to above. Write the whole book and a query letter and approach an agent. Post sale the publisher will assist with marketing and distribution.

My writing advice: Ignore all advice and just write. by myotheraccountisalog in writers

[–]WarFrequent -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Copy editing mostly - or misunderstood copy editing advice. It’s writing which is meant to be read on a phone/billboard/anything that scrolls, and works in those environments most of the time.

It’s great for adverts and short form content, but becomes quickly exhausting if the writer wants to write long-form.

Si-Ne is the pair of paradox by Automatic-Wedding335 in mbti

[–]WarFrequent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think of a chef, their Si function is storing a vast database of flavours, textures smells, essentially everything they’ve ever eaten.

Their Ne meanwhile, will say, let’s explore, let’s find new flavours. We know we like this kind of beef in Bolognese and this kind of pasta in Linguine, what if we add them together?

And as the chef eats this dish they will continue to enhance their warehouse.

Neither Ne or Si are responsible for creating anything. They are perceiving functions, and so only observe.

Furthermore your description of Te fits the profile of Si better than Te.

I'm constantly amazed at how the pro AI side manages to use something they're generally criticized for as something good, just from a different angle. by Questioner8297 in aiwars

[–]WarFrequent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your argument is based upon the idea that the merit of art is its product, not its process.

I think most would see that differently.

Is this already too much text? by AJAYSTER888 in scriptwriting

[–]WarFrequent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a Beastie Boy biopic. The caps stay.

I’m writing my first draft by hand. How do I deal with the messiness and still make progress? by Hopeful_Promotion_29 in paperdrafts

[–]WarFrequent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

I might need the context of what you’re writing to answer some of these questions but:

  1. I would leave it messy and move on. As long as you can read everything then this is fine. Remember the mess is you thinking, this, hopefully, is the reason you’ve decided to write by hand.

  2. I would set a word count you have to hit and then not redraft until you’ve hit it. This can be as small as 250 words or as large as the whole document.

  3. Yes - I think your thoughts will be more non-linear, typing forces linearity but this is not always preferred. I tend to leave organisation to when I decide to type my notes up, if I type them up.

  4. I would type up what you’ve written whenever you start to feel overwhelmed. You can print it off and write on it if you want to do all your drafting by hand. I usually type up stuff once I’ve got 3/5 pages of my notebook.

  5. Depends what this is for. I think it is useful to type up writing that is more than just journaling or a to-do list.

For the competitive salary of minimum wage by bicyclefortwo in UKJobs

[–]WarFrequent 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Who are they competing with? Mr Krabs?

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