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Agreed, very much. Could it be that a script or screenplay isn't supposed to be the finished product? They can be extremely well written, but ultimately they exist to be interpreted by actors, directors, etc. Whereas a novel or short story is...

Yeah, I agree. If this was formatted as a screenplay, it would also be bad writing. Screenwriting seems to get a bit of a bad rap in terms of showing what characters are thinking and feeling. Done well, it's awesome and can be very personal and...

Very aguably. I don't think movies would be very popular if they lacked 'interiority and perspective.' His argument seems to be that because the camera shows us everything, 'TV-brain' has led this writer to describe everything. But just because...

I watch far less TV now than I used to, and I read far more than I used to. My writing is improving. It's not the reason, but it might be a small, contributory factor. The converse is also true: the more I write, the less I want to watch TV and...

Interesting, indeed! Reminds me of Ursula Le Guin saying that screenplays are written in present imperative, which just adds weight to the dangers of writing novels using the TV brain -- you end up asking the reader (now standing in for both...

Here is a really interesting post about writing that reads like a camera or TV show, and how this is increasingly prevalent among writers who don't read...

Thanks for the script @LJ Beck! That's truly excellent. I'm curious, would what's written here have been finalized before or after they saw Johnny Depp in action, or even knew he was cast?

As writers we often have to be researchers. This is so much easier than it was in pre-internet days. Or is it? Google searches are giving less choice, and the AI summary at the top of the results is often misleading or just plain wrong (or...

This is fabulous @AgentPete. Thank you so much.

I've been having a play around with it, and I love it! The edit-on-page feature is brilliant. Well done on all your hard work @AgentPete (P.S. I was going to record a narration of my latest blog post, but I made a minor edit to the image...

If you would take your first tentative steps into the new Author Platform! Log in to Litopia.com You’ll then see the new home page. Browse around! At the top of the page, you’ll see your name. Click on it. Now you’re seeing your very own author...

Ah… I just re-read that Substack article (better this time) and I get what he’s saying now. It’s not about screenplays vs novels at all, it’s about reading vs watching to learn how to write. Sorry, I got confused. Yeah, it seems kind of crazy...

It's bloomin' great! I can't think of a reason why a Litopian would not use the Author Platform.

Ah… I just re-read that Substack article (better this time) and I get what he’s saying now. It’s not about screenplays vs novels at all, it’s about reading vs watching to learn how to write. Sorry, I got confused. Yeah, it seems kind of crazy...

@Rich. I think that is indeed the problem. Film uses fine actors to convey emotion and character depth. Can you imagine trying to write Captain Jack Sparrow? Maybe also what's happening on a screen is like when someone sits in a park and watches...