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Most writers say that it is more important to write a certain amount each day than to worry about writing the perfect story. I participated in a couple of writing events. One required me to write 50,000 words (175 pages) in one month. The other only required 30,000 (100 pages). By...

I recommend trying it. I've always played it safe with third person omniscient. I think if you are an outliner and know your ending ahead of time, you might have an advantage in figuring what point of view best serves the story.

Welcome, Rain! As an amateur writer myself, I always think it's great when someone has an interest and tells people about their desire to write and express themselves. It's a daring (and good) thing to do. My experience in this forum is that people are friendly and unpretentious. I haven't...

I admit, maybe 30 minutes is kind of extreme. I'm not a film editor and I am just a movie fan that perhaps uses his fast forward button too much. I do admit, there is something intriguing about this film that people still find worth watching and discussing 30 years later. Obviously I'm...

Well, the voice over is a matter of controversy for some. I understand why some people like it and why some people don't. I think Ford did a bad job on the voice over...but sometimes it helps maintain interest in those long scenes. I might not mind if someday they got a...

I have the Final Cut of Blade Runner on DVD and sometimes (okay, often) I will fast forward through sections of the film. I realize 2001 A Space Odyssey often gets a pass for it's more tedious scenes because it's considered a landmark film. Blade Runner has achieved a similar status...

Re: Marina Sirtis I do. Pretty much all the Star Trek actors like to be included in potential film projects. It's odd to me that Mirina Sirtis is singled out here as being a bad person just because she probably wanted to do more Star Trek movies and remembers how much the fans loved the cast...

I know. I'm a little worried because they usually dump bad horror movies around Halloween. On the plus side, the director said he reveres John Carpenter's film and purposely avoided doing a remake, as the studio suggested. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is another reason I might see it, but who...

My favorite old movies (from the 40s) are Double Indemnity and I Walked With a Zombie. I also like an old musical called On The Town that (IMO) is better than Singin' In the Rain. I like a lot of genre films, my favorites of which are: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark...

I saw this recently as a download from NetFlix and it actually looked better to me than the DVD. It's really great to see it being respected so much. I remember it was derided as an Alien imitation, but I think it's gained more respect with time (and as Alien has been tarnished by the whole...

Your welcome. (and I know what you mean :))It is worth reading. He has a really nice approach in that book. But don't forget, it's also Who it's happening to, and why should we care? Mr. Gerrold talks about how a story is typically about the person who is hurting (or experiencing...

I think some people are really in love with certain definitions of short story. Really the only essential thing is some kind of tension that sustains interest from beginning to end. I've read Orson Scott Card's book on writing SF and Fantasy. As I recall he talked about a MICE quotient...

For National Novel Writing month, the requirement is to write 50,000 words. But that is a short novel of about 175 pages. Some classic novels are that short. Brave New World, Lord of the Flies, Fahrenheit 451, to name just a few. Many publishers require novel manuscripts to be at least...

No. It is a reboot of Planet of the Apes separate from Tim Burton's movie. The Tim Burton film was kind of interesting. It's one of those odd movies that actually seems to have made money but was considered a failure. I have to admit, I don't understand how that works. Two hundred...

Thanks. It's something I stumbled onto once. And I suppose it can be used in various ways depending on the needs of the story.

One thing that I've noticed in my writing is that it is useful for the hero to have a physical object to focus on in slow scenes. It can be an object that symbolizes the conflict or raises questions in their mind. I am writing a story in which the protagonist saves someone and is given a...

I Robot, Frankenstein, Jurassic Park....but it's a great theme. It's still relevant. People are always messing with nature and screwing it up. Five hundred years from now, if we're still here, it will still be relevant and interesting. But how the heck is Thor relevant? I don't know.

I'm at 669 words for my story. Pleased with how the first scene is unfolding. Setting word goals and telling people about it is a good way to get yourself to write. (Obviously what I'm doing right now.) Talking about plot, characters, and writing problems is almost counter productive...

Well, everyone likes escapism in the summer. I'm not too critical of bad science in movies if the story is compelling. Every SF movies pushes aside reality to some extant. Still, I feel like there are a few too many comic book and cartoon inspired movies this summer. Apes looks legitimately...

Maybe I will. Sometimes good movies unjustly get bad reviews.