why aint yall writing storys ? :

[Sensitive Christian Grey]

I would really love to get focused and write a fiction book

Write an outline of 3000 words

 

[shadowking]

I would really love to get focused and write a fiction book

You and @General Mills just need focus and i get irritated with you guys sometimes...you have the gift for "content for a TV series"..I said this before..content is king and who can sustain it will have a legitimate comparative advantage

For Gods sake the creator of star trek studied political science, flew bombers and joined the police force before writing scripts

Just learn YouTube script writing techniques for free and start

 

[Meksico]

Yeah focus is a big issue I have, got all these ideas but just no way of channelling it, especially now I started a new job

Personally I always felt that we really need more well known black fantasy style literature, kinda like a counter to classical high fantasy's (lord of the rings, the hobbit)

 

[Bryan Danielson]

@Bryan Danielson

I been trynna talk my 2 college roommates that we need to either right a book or do a podcast cuz we got some stories to tell. Our time at A&T from 98-02 was hilarious.

But then niccas got wives and shyt. I think they scared to release certain info, which I’m like the statutes of limitations has been passed!!

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

I did during the early 2000's before two incidents occured



got finessed by an editor

Then a few years later ..the publisher I had just signed on with to be his creative editor got indicted by the Feds...

Did some freelance writing for a short minute ... contributing to blogs and a few Google AdSense articles

Never got to fully monetize off these ventures

So I put down the "pen" for good a few years ago

 

[mbewane]

I would like to get into writing but I haven’t really thrown myself into it because of......



The writing that I get the most enjoyment out of is from authors who command such a profound understanding of the English language that they are able to express an idea in the most creative and witty manner. A lot of that comes from reading. Reading a lot and picking up creative technical uses of language or manners up speech from a wide variety of skilled authors.

For me, I don’t read a story because of the story itself, I read it for the method in which it is told. That’s what I get the most enjoyment from and that’s what I want to incorporate into my own writing. Unfortunately for me, I need to read more of the Kerouacs, Dostoevskys, Baldwins, Faulkners, dikkens, and Morrisons.

Whenever you feel like it, dive in. Sometimes I've noticed some people are kind of intimated by litterary giants and kind of feel like if they write it has to be at that level directly. But even among those giants very few start at the top, I'm a huge fan of José Saramago (portuguese writer, won the Nobel prize) and I read his first novel and couldn't even finish it

What I'm saying is that it's good to have high standards, but let those come into play once you've written some stuff and you're in the process of rewritten/correcting it. It's an "issue" with litterature in some ways : usually we only see the finished product, while those authors have been through hundreds of drafts, tossed manuscprits, abandonned ideas, etc...no one (or hardly anyone) starts at the top of their litterary game. That's why I like short stories and poetry : it's a good way to get a feel of the whole thing, find your voice and work on your craft before diving into something that requires more long-term commitment like a novel.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

only 5 minutes it might help those who are at a stuck point, maybe not.

+ all though i feel good storys arent that rigidly structured.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I was writing a philosophy book and got epic writers block and also, much to my dismay, i discovered my theories werent original so i bushed it

I drafted a childrens book but was told it was trash

 

[ThrobbingHood]

I’ve been writing scripts for years. I’ve only really hit my stride for the past few years. A few of them have been optioned. If anything comes out from it, I’ll let y’all know.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

There is a whole thread about this.

Link?

 

[BlackDiBiase]

I was writing a philosophy book and got epic writers block and also, much to my dismay, i discovered my theories werent original so i bushed it

I drafted a childrens book but was told it was trash

lol philosphy book sounds dope though, you know hiphop we only about that sun-tzu lao-tzu robert greene shyt lol.

I’ve been writing scripts for years. I’ve only really hit my stride for the past few years. A few of them have been optioned. If anything comes out from it, I’ll let y’all know.

what were the genres ? how many scripts/storys have you done so far ? thats ill.

 

[thashiek]

I vaguely remember a quote... I actually think it came from the show Supernatural... about how it's easy af to start a story but finding how to end it is one of the hardest things there is to do.

I may also be confusing that with words from GRRM or other authors after the failure that was the final season of Game of Thrones.

Either way, the point is, fully fleshing something out is hard af. This is coming from someone who worked with 3 other people on a sci-fi book. That shyt has been 8 years in the making and nothing has come of it except more ideas and more problems to solve.

But huge salutes to all of you who can fully flesh out a story and make it engaging, fun, intriguing or whatever adjective you are looking for. Yall some real MVPs. That shyt is hard to do.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

what were the genres ? how many scripts/storys have you done so far ? thats ill.

I started around 2009 whilst still in college. I had no idea what the hell I was doing. I watched The Wire and wrote a very poor knock off version of it. Some producers told me I had potential and I kept on going.

Within the first five years of writing, most of my scripts were generic trash. I’ve always been good at writing dialogue because comedy is my thing, but I struggled to flesh out characters and have an engaging plot.

After all those failures, I really started to understand the mechanics of writing a script from 2014 onwards. I try to write all different kind of genres but it’s usually drama/black comedy.

I have two being optioned. One is a drama regarding a teacher/student relationship and the damage it causes to both of their families in the aftermath of it. And the other is a dystopian story (which I’ve mentioned on here before) about how sex robots will replace normal relationships and how it fukks up both society and the economy.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

I vaguely remember a quote... I actually think it came from the show Supernatural... about how it's easy af to start a story but finding how to end it is one of the hardest things there is to do.

I may also be confusing that with words from GRRM or other authors after the failure that was the final season of Game of Thrones.

Either way, the point is, fully fleshing something out is hard af. This is coming from someone who worked with 3 other people on a sci-fi book. That shyt has been 8 years in the making and nothing has come of it except more ideas and more problems to solve.

But huge salutes to all of you who can fully flesh out a story and make it engaging, fun, intriguing or whatever adjective you are looking for. Yall some real MVPs. That shyt is hard to do.

cool i dont mean no slick shyt but i think you would be better off going solo lol, just make it a passion project at least thats something tangible.

I started around 2009 whilst still in college. I had no idea what the hell I was doing. I watched The Wire and wrote a very poor knock off version of it. Some producers told me I had potential and I kept on going.

Within the first five years of writing, most of my scripts were generic trash. I’ve always been good at writing dialogue because comedy is my thing, but I struggled to flesh out characters and have an engaging plot.

After all those failures, I really started to understand the mechanics of writing a script from 2014 onwards. I try to write all different kind of genres but it’s usually drama/black comedy.

I have two being optioned. One is a drama regarding a teacher/student relationship and the damage it causes to both of their families in the aftermath of it. And the other is a dystopian story (which I’ve mentioned on here before) about how sex robots will replace normal relationships and how it fukks up both society and the economy.

i dont mind sci-fi at all but theres too many neurosurgeons and alluminium scenes but since you got comedy in there not just that black comedy meaning dark so it'll have swearing and some real trill shyt instead of that hollywood cookie cutter bs.

imagine being shot down by AI lasers and not swearing once

i wish you much success, one day i would love to watch the second flick but the first shows your range thats good and about building characters that is real talk.

 

[Jhoon]

I would really love to get focused and write a fiction book

Why not put together a collection of your posts?

You have never made me think of living in Ohio, however, whenever I think of Ohio I think of your ridiculous ass stories.