tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759427.post111743857384639955..comments2024-01-03T13:41:04.449-08:00Comments on Shouting into the Wind: It has begunShawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15585446312896504036noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759427.post-1117511648366863802005-05-30T20:54:00.000-07:002005-05-30T20:54:00.000-07:00do you use people you know as characters in your w...do you use people you know as characters in your writing? are there people you won't use as characters (peole with certain relationships)?<BR/><BR/>do you write them as you know them, or do you change them for what you're writing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759427.post-1117504520155652092005-05-30T18:55:00.000-07:002005-05-30T18:55:00.000-07:00Thanks, I too consider my time alone with my notep...Thanks, I too consider my time alone with my notepad and Pilot pen to be official writing time. With my job sometimes I can't fire up my software for a few days, but when I am using my notebook I try to write in format by hand. Usually it is my re-interpretation of what I had written down in hand (which brings up an interesting question in it's own right).<BR/>If I transcribe my hand written notes on a scene to Final Draft, and it is radically different or expanded, is it considered a re-write already?<BR/>Ha, food for thoughtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759427.post-1117495626892631862005-05-30T16:27:00.000-07:002005-05-30T16:27:00.000-07:00Good question! I feel like I'm always writing. I...Good question! I feel like I'm always writing. In fact, this bothers my sister terribly. I'll be sitting at my PC playing freecell and she'll ask me why I'm not writing. Then I tell her I *am* writing and that just annoys her. The truth is, I find that inspiration strikes at any time and I have to be prepared to go with it. I think it is the reason most people feel inspired in the shower. It's a time of day when you let your mind wander and allow yourself to think in creative directions. I tend to do that a lot throughout the rest of my day too. Last night I was playing Spider Solitaire (something I often do) and working out bits of dialogue. Once I knew how I wanted my scene to start I fired up Final Draft and started writing. I might only get a page or two out of it, but it beats staring at a blank page.<BR/><BR/>So, I guess to further answer your question. I consider my writing time to be anytime I'm thinking about my projects or potential projects. I keep a notebook with me (of course) to scribble notes and if I'm at work, I'll just compose a quick e-mail to myself with my thoughts.<BR/><BR/>If I didn't have a full time job, maybe I'd think of my writing time differently. As it is, I have to grab whatever time I can to make this work, so anytime is writing time.Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585446312896504036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759427.post-1117478730874781972005-05-30T11:45:00.000-07:002005-05-30T11:45:00.000-07:00Starting the spec (hey thats great, you go girl!)....Starting the spec (hey thats great, you go girl!). Here is a Q: Do you consider the random jotting down of notes while you wait at the Dentists, or the working through a character's backstory in point form, part of the so-called Daily Writing Ritual? Or do you just consider the true writing when you fire up Final Draft, Moviemagic, Sophocles, Scriptware etc and nail down pages?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com