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who belongs to a authors/writers group?
was it worth it? did you grow as a writer?
would you join one via the Internet?
i have thought about starting one, just not sure if it is worth the risk or hassle... i have met some great people on the web i think i could trust and learn from, so i was just wondering if anyone has some experience with it? or even would like to join it if i do start it...
i find it hard to have reg people read my writing, they are expecting a finished product... like most authors we want someone to read or story as we are writing it, and tell us if they like it, so we know what to fix or leave or even add to the manuscript... having good writers read your story helps allot, and criticism is always welcome. lets face it Friends and family tend to tell ya what you want to hear, and that is not what i want to hear nor what i am looking for. if i wanted to fluff my ego i would look in the mirror...
when it comes to my writing i want the cold hard truth so i can hopefully fix it.
i want to hear it is good or crap or just scrap it.... or even holy crap that's good from someone i know would not lie to me or have a reason to lie...
thx for reading...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Why the change to the Half Blood Prince meant so much
Why the change to the ending scene in the Half Blood Prince meant much more that the movie produces realized, if they did they would not have destroyed it and ruined the most valuable part/scene in the movie…
First off every movie/book made us connect with harry and his close guarded beliefs, even his worst enemy Voldemort knew he cannot sit by and watch people suffer/die for him… it is proven in number 1 {soccer’s stone} that he would never ideally stand by while anything or anyone threatened his way of life of friends… he would rather die than not try and stop Professor Quirrell getting the stone…
In number 2 {Chamber of secrets} he demonstrated this behavior and proved he would give his life to help a friend in need. Like when he entered the chamber and fought the memory of Tom Riddle AkA lord Voldemort, he was not to afraid to act when faced with a 60ft long massive killing machine know as the Basilisk
And in number 3 {Prisoner of Azkaban} he proved himself even Further by showing his love for his friends and his bravery to help the no matter the cost… he was not afraid to travel into the unknown to rescue and set Serious Black free, his undying love and self sacrifice for his friends is and always will be Harry’s number one attribute and is what makes him the hero that we love. This uncommon trait is why we love him and sets him apart from the normal man…
In number 4 {Goblet of Fire} he did not let us down, when he had to ensure that all 4 people that was taken to the bottom of the lake. In the second challenge was rescued, No matter the cost to him, he would do what EVER needed to be done to ensure his friend and an absolute strangers safety… also later in the story he warned Cedric about the spider that was about to get him. Instead of wanting glory and fame he warned and helped a competitor. He could have let the spider get Cedric and claim the prize of the Tri wizard tournament all by himself. BUT yet again harry showed the caring and loving side of himself, that he would never ideally sit by and watch anyone get hurt if he could help it… And in the end of the movie/book he showed how brave he was to face Voldemort in the grave yard, he was under the impression he was about to die. Since he knew there was no way he could defeat Voldemort… he stood up to him and proven WITH OUT A DOUT he was not afraid to die. Well at least not to afraid to act anyway…
Number 5 {Order of the Phoenix} yet again he showed his overwhelming nature to help no matter the cost to himself, nor would he let fear or shock stand in his way to help anyone… his whole life Harry has shown the one true behavior more than any other… that he would never sit by and do nothing when someone needs help…. He was willing to do whatever he had to do to help/rescue Serious Blacks, even if that meant walking into countless death-eaters or even meeting Voldemort face to face…
That brings me to the scene in the movie the Half Blood Prince, where he just sat and watched Dumbledore die and do nothing to help him… no matter what the personal cost to Harry he would have came to the aid of his idle his hero Albus Dumbledore… This fact is proven in the previous movies/books and this attribute to willingly sacrifice himself and come to the aid of others no matter the cost to himself, is what makes Harry… Harry.
this single and most amazing attitude of Harry’s stands out above any other… I could list many more scenes to prove this fact, so that is why I hate the change in the movie and now you know why it bugs me so bad and ruined the movie beyond repair for me…
Plz share your thought… all is welcome here even if you disagree with me {though I can’t see how} maybe I will talk about further proof from number 7 {Deathly Hallows} later to further show Harry’s uncommon attribute and proof he would never have let Dumbledore die if he could have done something to help him….
First off every movie/book made us connect with harry and his close guarded beliefs, even his worst enemy Voldemort knew he cannot sit by and watch people suffer/die for him… it is proven in number 1 {soccer’s stone} that he would never ideally stand by while anything or anyone threatened his way of life of friends… he would rather die than not try and stop Professor Quirrell getting the stone…
In number 2 {Chamber of secrets} he demonstrated this behavior and proved he would give his life to help a friend in need. Like when he entered the chamber and fought the memory of Tom Riddle AkA lord Voldemort, he was not to afraid to act when faced with a 60ft long massive killing machine know as the Basilisk
And in number 3 {Prisoner of Azkaban} he proved himself even Further by showing his love for his friends and his bravery to help the no matter the cost… he was not afraid to travel into the unknown to rescue and set Serious Black free, his undying love and self sacrifice for his friends is and always will be Harry’s number one attribute and is what makes him the hero that we love. This uncommon trait is why we love him and sets him apart from the normal man…
In number 4 {Goblet of Fire} he did not let us down, when he had to ensure that all 4 people that was taken to the bottom of the lake. In the second challenge was rescued, No matter the cost to him, he would do what EVER needed to be done to ensure his friend and an absolute strangers safety… also later in the story he warned Cedric about the spider that was about to get him. Instead of wanting glory and fame he warned and helped a competitor. He could have let the spider get Cedric and claim the prize of the Tri wizard tournament all by himself. BUT yet again harry showed the caring and loving side of himself, that he would never ideally sit by and watch anyone get hurt if he could help it… And in the end of the movie/book he showed how brave he was to face Voldemort in the grave yard, he was under the impression he was about to die. Since he knew there was no way he could defeat Voldemort… he stood up to him and proven WITH OUT A DOUT he was not afraid to die. Well at least not to afraid to act anyway…
Number 5 {Order of the Phoenix} yet again he showed his overwhelming nature to help no matter the cost to himself, nor would he let fear or shock stand in his way to help anyone… his whole life Harry has shown the one true behavior more than any other… that he would never sit by and do nothing when someone needs help…. He was willing to do whatever he had to do to help/rescue Serious Blacks, even if that meant walking into countless death-eaters or even meeting Voldemort face to face…
That brings me to the scene in the movie the Half Blood Prince, where he just sat and watched Dumbledore die and do nothing to help him… no matter what the personal cost to Harry he would have came to the aid of his idle his hero Albus Dumbledore… This fact is proven in the previous movies/books and this attribute to willingly sacrifice himself and come to the aid of others no matter the cost to himself, is what makes Harry… Harry.
this single and most amazing attitude of Harry’s stands out above any other… I could list many more scenes to prove this fact, so that is why I hate the change in the movie and now you know why it bugs me so bad and ruined the movie beyond repair for me…
Plz share your thought… all is welcome here even if you disagree with me {though I can’t see how} maybe I will talk about further proof from number 7 {Deathly Hallows} later to further show Harry’s uncommon attribute and proof he would never have let Dumbledore die if he could have done something to help him….
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: why I hated the ending of the movie
There are several bad changes to the ending of this movie, but the most blatant and horrendous change was this….
At the end when harry and Dumbledore appeared back atop of the tower, right before malfoy comes up the stairs to face Dumbledore. Dumbledore should have frozen harry underneath the cloak with the full body bind curse, instead he just told harry to wait below and do nothing……
Like harry would have ever I mean ever! Just sat there and did nothing no matter what he promised to do. This change makes him look like a puss and a coward, this made me get up and walk out of the film… it really pissed me off, later that night I went back to watch it again and see the full ending.
I was further disappointed by the ending, where after killing Dumbledore the death eaters just walk right out of the Castle!!! with no conflict or obstacles to overcome, like the DA or Order was not on watch… this does not make any sense to me, None at all… this book was my fav out of all the books, and I was looking forward to this movie more than any of them so far. I read this book 5 times and loved it, the movie makers ruined this movie for me.
The movie the Order of the Phoenix was butchered as well, it brought out the worst parts of the book. And focused on the negative things, I was hoping before H.B.P came out that they would not destroy this book either… and to my horror they did.
All they had to do was make the ending close to the book as possible and it would have been awesome, and I would have loved it… but for some ungodly reason they demolished it….
I’ll list just a few other things that bugged me, but the 2 reasons stated above is what ruined it beyond forgiveness for me…
1: did not discuss harry taking over ownership of Grimmauld Place. {could have been done easily and not have taken up any more screen time, not to mention it is important to #7}
2: the burrow getting blow up and started on fire….Why would they do that, it was suppose to be protected and not to mention it was head quarters
3: no funeral!!!
These are just a few reasons that pissed me off, what are you reasons? What scenes would you have like seen added or not changed…
There are several bad changes to the ending of this movie, but the most blatant and horrendous change was this….
At the end when harry and Dumbledore appeared back atop of the tower, right before malfoy comes up the stairs to face Dumbledore. Dumbledore should have frozen harry underneath the cloak with the full body bind curse, instead he just told harry to wait below and do nothing……
Like harry would have ever I mean ever! Just sat there and did nothing no matter what he promised to do. This change makes him look like a puss and a coward, this made me get up and walk out of the film… it really pissed me off, later that night I went back to watch it again and see the full ending.
I was further disappointed by the ending, where after killing Dumbledore the death eaters just walk right out of the Castle!!! with no conflict or obstacles to overcome, like the DA or Order was not on watch… this does not make any sense to me, None at all… this book was my fav out of all the books, and I was looking forward to this movie more than any of them so far. I read this book 5 times and loved it, the movie makers ruined this movie for me.
The movie the Order of the Phoenix was butchered as well, it brought out the worst parts of the book. And focused on the negative things, I was hoping before H.B.P came out that they would not destroy this book either… and to my horror they did.
All they had to do was make the ending close to the book as possible and it would have been awesome, and I would have loved it… but for some ungodly reason they demolished it….
I’ll list just a few other things that bugged me, but the 2 reasons stated above is what ruined it beyond forgiveness for me…
1: did not discuss harry taking over ownership of Grimmauld Place. {could have been done easily and not have taken up any more screen time, not to mention it is important to #7}
2: the burrow getting blow up and started on fire….Why would they do that, it was suppose to be protected and not to mention it was head quarters
3: no funeral!!!
These are just a few reasons that pissed me off, what are you reasons? What scenes would you have like seen added or not changed…
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
been down this road....
I have been down this road so much, i see me foot prints forming paths coming and going in both directions now...
if you have kept up with my journey, you know it has consisted of rewrite after rewrite. and change after change and disappointment after disappointment...
i think it would be more productive just to start completely over from scratch and rewrite the whole story, rather than try and make it all fit seamlessly now...
it is just a daunting idea to start back and ground zero when i have an 79 thousand word manuscript setting in front of me.... my growth as a story tell is much more advanced than when i first started, and most of the beginning chapters have to be heavily edited to match...
so my real question is this... have you ever just through something out and started from scratch, did you regret it, was it worth it? would you do it again?
thx for any advice. you voice gives me strangth....
if you have kept up with my journey, you know it has consisted of rewrite after rewrite. and change after change and disappointment after disappointment...
i think it would be more productive just to start completely over from scratch and rewrite the whole story, rather than try and make it all fit seamlessly now...
it is just a daunting idea to start back and ground zero when i have an 79 thousand word manuscript setting in front of me.... my growth as a story tell is much more advanced than when i first started, and most of the beginning chapters have to be heavily edited to match...
so my real question is this... have you ever just through something out and started from scratch, did you regret it, was it worth it? would you do it again?
thx for any advice. you voice gives me strangth....
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
pain and suffering
Pain and suffering:
writing for me has brought a sense of acomplishment mixed with failure. it is hard to explain, you think you have done/written a good manuscript to find it lacks alot of important details to make it flow/work. so you try and fix it to find the story you wanted to tell is all wrong and the whole thing must be changed once again.
i just want to give up, but no matter how hard i try to quit i find myself sitting infront of my comp in a few days, writting like a madman. hopefuly one of these days when i finish my book i will sit back and ejoy what i have done and feel satified that it is the best i could do and it is what i always wanted to acomplish....
thx for all the people who have helped me...
writing for me has brought a sense of acomplishment mixed with failure. it is hard to explain, you think you have done/written a good manuscript to find it lacks alot of important details to make it flow/work. so you try and fix it to find the story you wanted to tell is all wrong and the whole thing must be changed once again.
i just want to give up, but no matter how hard i try to quit i find myself sitting infront of my comp in a few days, writting like a madman. hopefuly one of these days when i finish my book i will sit back and ejoy what i have done and feel satified that it is the best i could do and it is what i always wanted to acomplish....
thx for all the people who have helped me...
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