Same. I managed to put down around 3,000 words before I my schedule was upended by, well, actual deadlines.
@The Geek Artist 08: Very well done! And with days to spare, too, it seems! Congratulations ^_^
My Games & WritingOkay, to be fair, it wasn't the largest of targets — after all, I joined at the middle of November and i figured 50000 words in 2 weeks time might be too much for me — but hey, I did a thing.
artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice."I've struggled with that too, and what worked for me was to go with more cinematic hard cuts. Often less is more.
50,100 Whooooooo that was nuts
I don't know why I put myself through Nano it's so stressful but at least I did it
Current Project: The TeamIf there are any Spyro fans out there(especially of the legend side), I have a few questions to ask that bother me when I try to make my story work
I may or may not be writing my story from the point of view of what a typical secondary character would be like in a story. As in, she's kind of the tritagonist in a sense, being that she has her own subplot, does not get the girl in the end, and betrays the group around midway through after being ditched.
Edited by TheWhistleTropes on Dec 2nd 2020 at 12:31:49 PM
she/her/they | wall | sandboxBeen having writer's block so I think the play here is to redo the scene from scratch. My issue is that I don't want to make it too long but there's a lot of things that have to happen. I'm trying to strike the balance and not let dialogue continue forever like I usually do.
Current Project: The TeamWorking on my character doc. Making characters is hard as fuck.
Yesterday and today have been the most productive two-day streak of writing ever. I've written ten pages of unformatted text, which translates into I don't know how much in screenplay formatting!
Also, I've made my villain so downright despicable that I don't think anyone is going to sympathize with him.
she/her/they | wall | sandboxHow tight would security at a nursing home be? I'm writing a scene where a character has to escape from one. In this scene, no one can leave without permission from the staff and there's only one unlocked door that leads outside (which is guarded). Is this accurate?
I feel like I'm going through a burn out with writing. I can't seem to write more than a paragraph at a time, and I keep telling myself, "I'm going to write this," or "I will finish this," but rarely do so.
Anyone gone through the same thing? How did you get out of it?
I can't speak for everyone, but I feel like the biggest parts of my block were lifted once I wrote the ending of my story. Since I knew what I had been building to, it was easy to get everything all taken care of for the rest of the plot. The only minor blocks I had were what the characters would say or do. But because my writing changes as I think about things, I have ended up reworking the plot to suit the ending and making sure to patch all my plot holes.
she/her/they | wall | sandboxUpdate: I have completed the first draft of my screenplay, and I am excited to edit it come the new year.
I will link to the first draft in a couple of places to see how it is in its current state. But that's going to be after I paste and format it. Also, I don't know if the ending is tacked-on or not, but it just does give some optimism after all this drama.
she/her/they | wall | sandbox"In this scene, no one can leave without permission from the staff and there's only one unlocked door that leads outside (which is guarded). Is this accurate?"
I have a close relative who lives in just such a secured facility, and I can say from personal experience that yes, this is accurate.
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."@RustBeard, it depends on where you place this nursing home. It might be the case in a big city, but small-town nursing homes definitely don't have that (and might even balk at the idea of a security guard). At most, some of them would have staff making the rounds every so often who know how to take down an intruder.
Award-winning screenwriter. Directed some movies. Trying to earn a Creator page. I do feedback here.No, a secure facility has to be exactly that, secure, regardless of where it is located. Such facilities are used to house people who cannot care for themselves, usually because they are mentally impaired. To be licensed to provide that level of care, they have to conform to certain legal standards. If any of the residents could just wander off any time they like, they wouldn't be very secure.
However—upon re-reading Rust's post, I realize that they didn't specify a secured location—I just made an assumption. So it really depends on the circumstances in the story—a mere nursing home for fully competent elderly people does not restrict the movements of the residents in any way, any more than an apartment building would. IOW—no one has to "escape" from their own home. The issue only comes up if the residents have to be restricted for their own health and safety. In that case it would be as Rust themself described.
Edited by DeMarquis on Dec 28th 2020 at 9:27:01 AM
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."Fair point.
And, for what it's worth, I suppose I did subconsciously lump assisted living facilities in with nursing homes— which, if we're splitting hairs, are actually two distinct things.
Edited by AwSamWeston on Dec 28th 2020 at 8:48:29 AM
Award-winning screenwriter. Directed some movies. Trying to earn a Creator page. I do feedback here.@The Whistle Tropes: If I may say, congratulations on completing your draft. ^_^
My Games & WritingI’ve had to rework the outline for season 5 of my show for the umpteenth time. I just can’t seem to find something that fits. I know who the villain is going to be, I just can’t figure out what I want them to do without it feeling like a boring or basic revenge plot. I’m basically just waiting for a spark of inspiration to strike, like with the last season (which also went through quite a few outlines).
It’s not about the desti-something, it’s about the whatever.Ok, so my one resolution for the new year is to try and set aside an hour each day to work on my own writing that isn't for school. I'm probably going to start off by going through my notebooks and put some poems I've written on a doc and see what I like and dislike.
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” - Lewis CarrollWelcome to the club!
Granted, I made my "promise" at the start of December already, but given how badly the holidays screwed over my writing schedule I think I could just restart the counter from the beginning of the year.
Nice scene!
Jealous! I'm behind. My motivation comes and goes.
Current Project: The Team