How to Protect Your Screenplay

How to Protect Your Screenplay

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The sexuality of food

Ok, so it makes some sense that food-porn might be the answer to gastro satisfaction sans calories, a look-ma-no-mouth. After all, porn has been the quintessential pleasure escape of the lonely, sick of the same old-same, fantasy escape for the sexually needy and addict, secretive-closet-doer and dreamer's paradise and a sure ka-ching for those who publish it.

So now, we have food porn to induce a food-orgasmic experience. Will it be enough to look at pictures of food? Will it break us into doing the deed? Hand to mouth or face to plate? Can it be as satisfying as eating it?

Well, all is in the mind and getting from one form of porn to another is a mind trip - a mind choice. Doing and not is instigated by desire but the master planner is our brain. A geographic, of any kind, starts with a vision.

So where can food porners indulge in gratification and experience to get the biggest bang? It all depends on how much drooling; mulling and wolfing one wants to do.

Some attest (I agree) that an orgasmic experience is in the mind, without anyone knowing, but there are times when material additives add to momentum and make the outcome more pronounced, satisfying and gratifying.

So how, when and where can one get physical with food porn? And, what is the defining line between food and food sensuality?

Want more? Here is some f-porn and there is plenty more for you to find on your own: 

What'Food Porn' Does to the Brain

On Facebook: Food Porn 

Beginnings made simple

Writing Great Story Beginnings: The beginning is the most important part of your story in terms of getting published. Here are tips on writing story beginnings that will hook readers (and editors) and make them want to read more. Please go here to get the scoop: 

Your Book’s Inciting Event: It’s Not What You Think It Is

Here is most of the enchilada from: Creative Writing Now: 

Hooking your reader

How can you capture the reader's attention right away? Here are some strategies to consider:

•               Make the reader wonder about something. For example, let's say you mention that your character is terrified of going to school that day, but you don't say why (yet). The missing information raises a question in the reader's mind and provokes curiosity. The reader will want to read on to find an answer to the question.

•               Start with a problem or conflict. This could be a small problem; for example, your character is about to miss her bus home. Even a small problem gives your main character something to do and creates some activity and momentum right away.

•               Start at an exciting point in the story. Don't be afraid to start your story right in the middle of the action. But provide enough clues to orient your readers and make sure they can follow what's happening.

Apart from hooking the reader, your story beginning has some other tasks to accomplish. You don't have to accomplish these tasks in the very first sentence, but you should take care of them early on:

•               Introduce your story's setting. Does your story take place in 5th Century China? In contemporary working-class Detroit? In a boarding school for young werewolves? If you don't let your readers know soon, they are likely to feel disoriented and confused.

•               Introduce your main character. In most stories, readers care about the plot because they care about the main character. The sooner you introduce your main character, the sooner the reader can develop an emotional relationship with him or her.

•               Let your reader know what kind of story it is. Is it a comedy? Horror? Realistic contemporary fiction? A fantasy with elves and fairies? The reader develops expectations about your story based on the beginning and is likely to feel disappointed -- even betrayed -- if you switch gears partway through.

Trouble-shooting

Here are some common problems to watch out for as you’re revising your story beginning:

•               Starting with background information. For example, sometimes inexperienced writers start out with little biographies of their main characters. These story beginnings feel a little bit like Wikipedia articles about people who don't exist. They are not very interesting to read. Don't feel like you have to provide all of the information upfront. You can start your story with a scene or action and gradually weave in background details when/if they become necessary for the reader's understanding.

•               Starting too early in the story. If your story seems to take a long time to get interesting, consider starting right at the interesting point. You might have to lop off a few pages. Don't feel bad about throwing away part of your draft -- those pages you throw away are not wasted work. They are part of a necessary process of exploration that showed you where your story has to go.

•               Starting a different story. The creative process often leads writers down unexpected paths. You start out with a certain story in mind then are surprised at where it leads. As a result, the story's beginning (even if it seemed perfect when you wrote it) may not be an ideal fit with the rest of the story. When that happens, ask yourself -- which version of the story do you like better? The version you started out writing? Or the version you ended up with? Based on your answer to this question, you know which part of the story you have to rewrite.

Great story beginnings

Below are a few examples of great story beginnings written by our Twitter followers. Look out how each of them sets up a scene and a problem in just a few words. Do they make you want to keep reading?

•               (by @maryannestahl): It looked dead, but I began to back away just in case.

•               (by @africanflourish): They huddle around the last bundle, listening to the cries of the baby girl wrapped inside.

•               (by @UWishUWereMe666): She smiles at me. "I have no intention to punish you or break you." My hands spasm. "I plan to remake you entirely.

•               (by @MarliciaF ): Alex measured the passage of time by the water dripping from the ceiling; it wouldn’t be long now.

•               (by @ASingleBell): Nadika was glad to be officially alive again, but she wished she didn’t have to be alive in the king’s antechamber.

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Why your Book needs a Book Trailer! | Indie Author News

I hope someone lets me know what they think about this affordable book trailer offer.



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A freebie for freelancewriters

Hi there, here is The NO B. S. Guide to Freelance Writing by Ian Chandler provided by Freedom With Writing. The PDF book is free to download and good for those who want to try freelancing or want more information, hope you enjoy it :http://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/The-No-BS-Guide-to-Freelance-Writing.pdf

On book readings

One of the joys of writing is listening to other writers read. Last night I attended a book reading event in Sacramento by Squaw Valley Community Writers. Introductions by Capital Public Radio's Beth Ruyak reminded me of when I did radio and TV announcements. Beth has a show that airs at 9 am and 7 Pm. Writers that presented: Natalie Baszile, Meg Waite Clayton, Frances Dinkelspiel, Marian Palaia, and Josh Weil; all excellent. I look forward to someday attend a workshop in Squaw Valley and will start listening to Beth Ruyak when I can because I enjoy Capital Public Radio. 

Don't take it to hard

On SheWrites author Garine Issas posted  ". . . THAT TIME A FAMOUS WRITER ANSWERED MY EMAIL!: GETTING ENDORSEMENTS FOR YOUR DEBUT NOVEL" An article on the rejections and successes when requesting a "blurbs." 

It is a worthwhile read; it gives helpful suggestions on how to go about getting blurbs and what not to do when it doesn't; yup, it's a balancing act. 

Glad I read it, there are people who I gave copies of the first 100 pages of my book, months ago, to get some feedback, "Oh yes, I would love to read it" they said, and then... then... then... nothing. Except for my nephew Carlo, who gave me significant and constructive comments.

Now I know I am not the only one ignored, most of all know not to take it so hard when authors I know will not give me a blurb and also how it feels when I am asked for blurbs and don't give one; ouch.

If I were a real writer...

Just posted on SheWrites, If I were a real writer
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