Space-Trucking Women - writing contest!

[The Old One]

Oh I'm aware, it's just with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role I can't find the ground to take it 100% seriously, as I can easily do with Alien.

[Xenomrph]

Oh I'm aware, it's just with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role I can't find the ground to take it 100% seriously, as I can easily do with Alien.

Arnold is capable of quality (and occasionally self-aware) roles. 'The Last Action Hero' is freaking great, and I don't think he'll ever top her performance in T2.

[Wysps]

I just have no interest writing an established character.

Same. Also, I'm terrible at writing 

[Russ]

The Weyland Yutani Bulletin Facebook group is run be a lady, I think. While the demographic is overwhelmingly male, I'm sure there are a few female commentators on there - I'm happy to post the link to the competition (if you've not already done so - I just had a look and couldn't see one)

[Corporal Hicks]

It's run by a fella but they have at least one woman on staff.

[FenGiddel]

Hi, Russ! That is very kind of you to offer, but thank you anyway. I did not post there as I am not a member of the group.


I followed the link to your site; my, aren't you the prolific one? Cool, how you channeled your love for history into that!

[Russ]

Sure, but I am can ask to post it there for you. No worries if you have enough entries, though :-)

Thanks so much - used to write books but haven't done for a while, I'm working on some screenplays at the moment, so we'll see how that goes.

Slowly, if the evidence to date is anything to go by *lol*

[FenGiddel]

Sure, but I am can ask to post it there for you. No worries if you have enough entries, though :-)

Thanks so much - used to write books but haven't done for a while, I'm working on some screenplays at the moment, so we'll see how that goes.

Slowly, if the evidence to date is anything to go by *lol*

Awesome! I've been trying to break into the screenplay format for a couple of years, but I cannot seem to grasp the mode. I have tried taking a short story I wrote and breaking it down, but I ended up with a treatment style instead. Screenplay writing is, to me, to art of bare-bones storytelling within a very rigid framework. I'm just too wordy...   Good luck with it!

[Russ]

If you want to know how to write a screenplay, the best book by far is "Save the cat" by Blake Snyder - it is a brilliant "how-to" guide.

[TC]

This is the age of the internet. Just go to YouTube and do a search with the keyword "screenplay" instead

Hint: Or just look for a YT channel called "Film Courage."

TC

[SiL]

If you want to know how to write a screenplay, the best book by far is "Save the cat" by Blake Snyder - it is a brilliant "how-to" guide.

It is a cancer on scriptwriting. A cancer!

...

But it is so f**king helpful for getting out of a tight spot.

[Russ]

It is a cancer on scriptwriting. A cancer!

...

But it is so f**king helpful for getting out of a tight spot.

I dunno, man. Coming from writing novels where you have a lot more lawn to play on, I loved it. For me it was just so clear - and fun to read.

As an aside, if you've not read this, I highly recommend. It's less of a "How to" (there's one chapter on structure) and more about the movie industry in Hollywood - and its really funny.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Movies-Fun-Profit-Billion-ebook/dp/B0058N7SSQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535980267&sr=1-1

[Xenomrph]

It is a cancer on scriptwriting. A cancer!

...

But it is so f**king helpful for getting out of a tight spot.

I dunno, man. Coming from writing novels where you have a lot more lawn to play on, I loved it. For me it was just so clear - and fun to read.

As an aside, if you've not read this, I highly recommend. It's less of a "How to" (there's one chapter on structure) and more about the movie industry in Hollywood - and its really funny.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Movies-Fun-Profit-Billion-ebook/dp/B0058N7SSQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535980267&sr=1-1

Goddamnit, I've got a trillion other unread books on my bookshelf and my Kindle and here you go linking something like this. Goddamnit.

[Russ]

I'm sorry. I do feel your pain... I have the same issue *lol*

[TC]

If you want to know how to write a screenplay, the best book by far is "Save the cat" by Blake Snyder - it is a brilliant "how-to" guide.

Have you seen this? (Blake Snyder "beat sheet" template mapped to Aliens)

TC