It's Monday!!!

Hey readers and writers. It's New Eve's and I want to know your plans! Are you going to Times Square and watch the ball drop, or going to a party! As for me I will be in the house writing. Why, you ask? Well I have a book to finish and three more to write. I also have a sample to complete for a potential job. Anyway, how is your writing going for those who are writers? Are you meeting your daily goal if you do have one? I feel that as a writer it's important to have a daily goal. I know one can have a daily goal all day, but sticking to it is the problem. My daily writing goal is to just write. I used to give myself a word count and page count but i don't anymore. I feel that writing the story is satisfaction enough. What are your writing plans for the new year 2013? Let's talk. I want to know your  concerns, fears, goals, and hopes. Remember to always to be the best that you can be. Don't let ANYONE dictate your writing. You write what ever is in your heart. If I could give ANY advice for the upcoming year, it's to write until your heart is content. Never force writing. On days that you don't want to write, don't! As for me, I'm in school and I have to write a lot but I like to write. Let that voice inside of you be heard through your stories and your words. When your fingers get to typing, let it take you away, like Calgon. Ok, lol I know that was corny, but the concept is true.  For the new writers, I have a great book that would benefit you I think.

1. Bird by Bird by Anne Lammot

It's a GREAT read!! It has helped me a lot on my career.

Also check out...
1. The Little Brown Handbook
This book is a great guide for all KINDS of writers. It helps with grammar, punctuation, and it's a MUST have. It's a little pricey but it's so worth it.
Have a great monday and happy writing!

Write as if your life depends on it!
Krystol

Writing isn't just a hobby!

Hey readers and writers!  I pray that your Christmas holiday was great! Did you eat a lot of food and get everything that you wanted? As for me I did a lot of writing over the Christmas holiday. It puts me in a great mood to venture off to another world. A world of what I like to call, Writing Bliss! Yes, writing can be very therapeutic! To the writers who read this blog, I know it may seem like repetition but it's an essential tool that everyone uses. Whether you are a published writer or not, many writer's don't see the gift that they have. Some people write as a hobby or their lives may depend on it! But, i'm here to tell you that writing isn't just a hobby!! Writing can be a job, a way to escape from the worlds problems, or a reason to belong. As for me writing is a job. At least that's the way that I like to think of it. Every time I publish a new literary piece whether it be a novel,  script, short story, commercial, print ad, episode, whatever it's like a job. I do get paid real money to write. It may not be the six figure income that all writers pray for, but it does pay. Yea, we all want to make it as a writer, but are we really making it at all? Of course we are! Every time someone reads a script, or a book that you've published, you have made it! It's going from your finger tips on to someone's eyes for their reading pleasure. You see, readers and writers go hand in hand. I know you're thinking, How? It's simple logic, we as writers write as if our lives depend on it to please, who? Oh yes... the READERS!!!! Readers are like our bosses and some bosses can be very demanding in wanting the next " project" finished. Believe me, a lot of my readers always want to know when is the next book coming? Or what are you working on now? It's almost like they are a drug addict looking for their next fix! But, that's what makes our job that much more rewarding and fun. So i say writing isn't just a hobby, it's a job and we have to keep our boss happy or we will get terminated and they will hire someone else.  Believe me I know! Who has time to be in the unemployment line as a writer? Does it even exist? It does in our hearts and on writer EVER wants to be in that dark place of not having our literary voices heard. When you feel that you aren't into writing or have lost your "mojo" just remember tomorrow is always another work day. Write as if your life depends on it, I know I do! 

                                                                                 

Act One...It's a Wrap!!!

                                                                             




Hey readers, I know that I haven't posted here in a while. I will be posting more frequently though. So from all of my notes that I have posted on Screenwriting I'd say that you should just be finishing up Act   1, correct? If not, no worries!! Writing a script is a process. I don't expect anyone to finish this task quickly. Since I've been in school, I have been doing research on my script, taking notes from the readings, and learning the terminology that goes along with screenwriting. Trust, me it was times where I wanted to just say F this and quit. But one thing about me is that I'm no quitter. I am in the last week of my Film Screenwriting Class and I have finished my Act 1!! I'm super excited but I still have a ways to go. There is Act 2 and Act 3 to write. Act one is 30 pages. I thought it would be easy to write being as though I'm an author but nope, it's not so complex. When writing a screenplay your are bringing the visual. This helps me a lot because I was struggling with development in my novels so I have to be more visual then ever now! But, I'm loving it!! I never thought that being a screenwriter would be so fun. One thing that makes for good tv and a good read, is DRAMA!!! I try to incorporate as much drama as I can in my writing. People LOVE drama. So aspiring screenwriters, here are some books that have helped me thus far on my journey.

1. The Hollywood Standard by Christopher Riley
2. Fundementals of Screenwriting by Syd Field
3. The Screenwriters Workbook by Syd Field
4. Bird by Bird by Anne Lament
5. Dynamic Characters by Nancy Kress
6. Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell

These are the books that has helped me a lot!!! I highly recommend these books for those who are interested in becoming a screenwriter.

                                                                                        This is the ultimate goal!!!!!
Good luck everyone and Write on!!!