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Alex178 Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 4:58 PM |
Hi all if any one reads this, anyone wanna give some advice to a budding writer??
Here the scenario: a young woman who is a screenwriter has a row with her boyfriend (who is sleeping with his secretary) over the amount of time she spends working, thus neglecting him.
Does it sound more dramatic to have him accidently on purpose delete all her work so that she loses her job?
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Just to have them argue over how much time she devotes to the work.
I just can't decide!! So any suggestions would be great :)
Thanks.
Alex |
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Moray Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 5:01 PM |
You should make him a time travelling ninja cyborg from space. And her a slutty blonde hooker who's clothes all fell off.
I'd go and watch that. |
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Nikki Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 5:03 PM |
Alex178 wrote: Hi all if any one reads this, anyone wanna give some advice to a budding writer??
Here the scenario: a young woman who is a screenwriter has a row with her boyfriend (who is sleeping with his secretary) over the amount of time she spends working, thus neglecting him.
Does it sound more dramatic to have him accidently on purpose delete all her work so that she loses her job?
Or:
Just to have them argue over how much time she devotes to the work.
I just can't decide!! So any suggestions would be great :)
Thanks.
Alex
I say delete all her work! lol...definitely more dramatic.
What are your writing? Short story, novel, screenplay?
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weirdmom Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 5:05 PM |
| Def deleting the work. But then that definitely puts him in the toolbag asshat category so it depends on how you want to paint him as a character. |
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Yulia Nox Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 5:09 PM |
Deleting the work...I guess
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Moray Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 5:09 PM |
| hahaha you could call your main character "Steve Asshat". It'd be a much less subtle version of Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman |
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SamuraiSandy Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 5:17 PM |
Alex178 wrote:
Here the scenario: a young woman who is a screenwriter has a row with her boyfriend (who is sleeping with his secretary) over the amount of time she spends working, thus neglecting him.
Does it sound more dramatic to have him accidently on purpose delete all her work so that she loses her job?
Or:
Just to have them argue over how much time she devotes to the work.
i like the deleting scenario best...and maybe he's sleeping with his secretary too? i dunno...that might be too many strikes against him. ooh, she could be cheating too?
okay, maybe i'm not helping at all! sorry...i've taken these scenarios and mixed them all up! |
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megg_inc Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 5:25 PM |
MoraySwan wrote: You should make him a time travelling ninja cyborg from space. And her a slutty blonde hooker who's clothes all fell off.
I'd go and watch that.
I don't want to hear your ideas about this secretary.
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carlottarocks Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 6:13 PM |
MoraySwan wrote: hahaha you could call your main character "Steve Asshat". It'd be a much less subtle version of Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman
Lol! A ninja cyborg names Steve Asshat, I'd love to hear more of your ideas :) |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 6:18 PM |
| change boyfriend ! |
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DAKOTA Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:02 PM |
| deleting the work absolutely more dramatic, but i think it depends on whether or not you want this boyfriend to be any sort of sympathetic character. I mean is he a one note villain who is just horrible and vindictive? Maybe he deletes it in a fit of jealousy only to feel extremely guilty afterwards. Or maybe he's just a douche. Heheh. It's all in your characterization, I think. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:06 PM |
| of course the bf is a douchebag ! he's a guy after all |
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happy_me Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:11 PM |
I think the secretary has to turn into a horrible, baby-eating alien who manages to lay eggs in the boyfriend, then a super sexy, manly-man hero with comes to rescue the writer girland kills the monster and the boyfriend turned evil with his super-sexyness...
I need a man.... |
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megg_inc Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:18 PM |
happy_me wrote: I think the secretary has to turn into a horrible, baby-eating alien who manages to lay eggs in the boyfriend, then a super sexy, manly-man hero with comes to rescue the writer girland kills the monster and the boyfriend turned evil with his super-sexyness...
I need a man....
You could create a great screenwriters duet with Moray! |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:20 PM |
megg_inc wrote: happy_me wrote: I think the secretary has to turn into a horrible, baby-eating alien who manages to lay eggs in the boyfriend, then a super sexy, manly-man hero with comes to rescue the writer girland kills the monster and the boyfriend turned evil with his super-sexyness...
I need a man....
You could create a great screenwriters duet with Moray!
Tonje ! are you ok ???
Moray is indeed the perfect partner for you and he likes wearing kilts often |
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