Hi, everyone! The Writing Cooperative (a Medium publication) recently published an article based on my experiences with screenwriting competitions. I know this can be a polarizing topic (either you enter contests and see the value or you don't, there's generally no in-between). But I'm hoping my tip...
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CJ, trust me I totally understand your point and frustration, BUT and I mean a BIG "BUT" you do have great options. Contact the local community college and network with groups, students, or writing gr...
Expand commentCJ, trust me I totally understand your point and frustration, BUT and I mean a BIG "BUT" you do have great options. Contact the local community college and network with groups, students, or writing groups who are majoring in English, Join their group or support them, build a relationship(coffee shop banter) and ask, barter (dogsitter on Sundays, "wink, wink)" or pay (cheap trust me) to have them proofread. OR take a remedial class or summer class in English Grammar (grants for low income)to learn yourself. It would be WORTH the investment if finances are a problem.
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Competitions are great for coverage. Sometimes they're free. Are they subjective? Yes. Should the analyst views be taken as gospel? No. But they can highlight holes, answer questions about character d...
Expand commentCompetitions are great for coverage. Sometimes they're free. Are they subjective? Yes. Should the analyst views be taken as gospel? No. But they can highlight holes, answer questions about character development and story structure. Competitions aren't necessarily about advancing. Besides, What good does networking do if your project sucks out loud?
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I agree Lovie D, BUT like I mentioned if your story sucks OR has poor grammar, networking among a group of non-professionals, that coffee banter I was talking about can change everything about that wr...
Expand commentI agree Lovie D, BUT like I mentioned if your story sucks OR has poor grammar, networking among a group of non-professionals, that coffee banter I was talking about can change everything about that writer's perspective for a story (Why do your story suck or make no sense?) UNLESS that writer is stubborn (which writers can be) to change. Then REALITY will soon raise its ugly head and take care of things itself.
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Yes DD Myles. Writing and Networking can actually be mutually exclusive. How many times have you heard of a “ok” writer getting staffed based on who they know.Like the saying goes Your Networth is Net...
Expand commentYes DD Myles. Writing and Networking can actually be mutually exclusive. How many times have you heard of a “ok” writer getting staffed based on who they know.Like the saying goes Your Networth is Network or visa versa. I’d like to be kind, rewind and retract that portion of my response. BUT and that’s a big but, I do believe competitions are great for coverage.
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Damn, I had just started to write an blog article about that subject! It's in the air, I guess.