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Magicc1 Junior Member	posted 04-05-2001 08:48 AM Hello to all, I just starting taking a deep interest in screenwriting, and have always excelled when it came to writing! I bought Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434, and have been learning alot. I'm in the military and not happy even with training in Telecommunications, I finally realized writing makes me happy and I would like some guidance in "screenwriting". If anyone can help, pleas let me know at bmmartin24@earthlink.net IP: Logged
filmreelgirl Junior Member	posted 04-08-2001 06:03 PM quote: Originally posted by Magicc1: Hello to all, I just starting taking a deep interest in screenwriting, and have always excelled when it came to writing! I bought Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434, and have been learning alot. I'm in the military and not happy even with training in Telecommunications, I finally realized writing makes me happy and I would like some guidance in "screenwriting". If anyone can help, pleas let me know at bmmartin24@earthlink.net hey im looking for some help too, maybe we could help each other write. :-) you can reach me at bbernstein@sc.rr.com IP: Logged
Magicc1 Junior Member	posted 04-09-2001 08:43 AM quote: Originally posted by filmreelgirl: hey im looking for some help too, maybe we could help each other write. :-) you can reach me at bbernstein@sc.rr.com Hi filmreelgirl, Thank you for seeking help as well, this can be the start of a new relationship in this element of our careers! Yes, I will email you back today! IP: Logged
Strobel Junior Member	posted 04-10-2001 10:39 PM We call this "The blind leading the deaf" You might want to pick up a copy of J. Michael Straczynski's "The Complete Book of Screenwritng." It's written by the dude who created Babylon 5. It also covers plays, radio drama, and tv. Also do an altavista search for contests and resources. All these things can be helpfull but it's also important to remember despite the need for community, at it's heart putting words to pAper is a solitary lonely act. Chicks dig it though. -Strobel IP: Logged
BethAB Junior Member	posted 04-13-2001 12:44 PM Anyone out there that lives in the Seattle area and is willing to invest a little in their screenwriting future should take the Screenwriting Certification course through University of Washington Extension school. It's taught by some really amazing people including Stewart Stern (who wrote "Rebel Without a Cause", "Rachel, Rachel", "Theresa", and "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" and tons of other stuff). IP: Logged
filmreelgirl Junior Member	posted 04-19-2001 06:42 PM Hi, did you email me today... i think you did, i erased all my messeges before i could reply LOL. oops :-). IP: Logged
jenroe Member	posted 04-23-2001 06:11 PM Two more great books to check out if you are just starting: The Screenwriter's Bible -Dave Trottier and believe it or not... The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting - Skip Press I have read a million and I found these books to be amongst the best, easy to read and helpful... also good were: The Savvy Screenwriter (more for when you are done writing the spec) Good luck guys and welcome to the club. Jen IP: Logged
fück you Junior Member	posted 04-24-2001 12:08 AM IP: Logged
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Quaddle Junior Member	posted 04-24-2001 01:43 AM "How To Write a Screenplay" books are for the weak and soul-dead. Shakespeare didn't have a "how to" book. The only good writers are people who have something to say, and the will to get behind an idea. School is also for the weak. I blame these so called "schools" for what Hollywood has become; a bastion of mediocrity. I'd rather be a shitty writer with something to say than a technically brilliant drone to the system. My advice to becoming a great writer? Get in a large gas guzzling car and drive until you don't know where, or who you are...and...barring that, get a nice drinking/drug habit going. But if you'd rather be the next Emmy award winning writer for CBS's new series: "Everybody Loves an Angel" then be my guest. IP: Logged

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