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Noticing Newbies Newsletter is geared to help members get acquainted with Writing.com. There are many things to do and learn. Our goal is to help you make your time here more fun and manageable.
Each week we select and showcase new items (poetry, short stories, essays, campfires, polls, etc.). Exposure for an item (your writing) helps to bring you more rates and reviews by fellow members and the general public...of course depending on how much exposure you want your item to have. Some writers like to keep their work private. When your work does receive exposure, it also helps bring more member interaction, which will give you the opportunity to build new friendships. Remember, it is a two-way street, so try to make an effort to reciprocate reviews.
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Hi members!
I have wanted to learn screenwriting for some time and thought it would be a good opportunity for me to do some research on the subject and learn a little as I go. The advice I have read for writing a good screenplay basically gives you the same advice for writing a good book.
The following are important tips to remember when writing a screenplay:
 Outline your story -- it is much easier to know what direction you're going to go ahead time, instead of just sitting down to write a story and then in the middle of it have no direction. Writer's block can come upon you that way.
Make your scenes flow -- a scene must flow from one to the other in a progressive matter; there must be three elements worked into the story, which are logical, surprising, and climatic.
Characterization -- creating characters the audience/readers wants to come back and see again and again -- remember to give your characters the same troubles the rest of us have...realistic qualities.
Conflict! -- not all people get along all the time -- show emotion, good or bad.
Description -- describe everything fully unless it's an obvious standing set. The writer is the choreographer. Show what happens, don't just tell about it. We need to understand what motivates the character. The only way to truly understand something is to participate in it, like you are actually in the show or in the story yourself.
Good dialogue -- dialogue should seem realistic. Take your time and create exciting new turns of phrase, express things in a way you've never heard them expressed before.
Become well-read. -- read screenplays -- it's difficult to become a successful screenwriter if you're not familiar with the range of what is out there.
See a play! The more plays you see the easier it is to visualize and use imaginative thinking in your writing.
Meet or talk with other screenwriters.
Get feedback on your writing.
The following links I thought were some of the best resources I could find on screenwriting.
http://institute.sundance.org/jsps/site.jsp?resource=pag_ex_programs&sk=VRBi4Tvd...
(Screenwriters Lab - GREAT OPPORTUNITY!)
http://www.paradiselost.org/psycho.html
(Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho - screenplay to study)
http://www.screenplayadvisor.com/
(Screenplay advisor)
http://www.slamdance.com/screencomp/
(Screenplay Competition)
http://projectgreenlight.liveplanet.com/index.jsp?nav=home
(Screenplay Contest)
http://www.screenplay.com/
(Resources)
http://www.creative-writing-secrets.com/screenplay-writing.htm
(Info. Guide)
http://www.hollywoodlitsales.com/
(Panel Discussion, tips, etc.)
http://www.craftyscreenwriting.com/
(Tips)
http://www.thewritersmentor.com/
(Free newsletter)
http://www.triggerstreet.com/gbase/Trigger/Homepage
(Screenplay writing community with constructive criticism)
http://www.scriptsales.com/
(Resources)
http://www.finaldraft.com/resources/researchtools.php
(Research Tools)
http://www.geocities.com/cdeemer/format.htm
(Screenplay format)
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/screenformat.html
(Screenplay format)
"Life and stories are not smooth and level roads. They have hills and valleys, potholes and possums…"
Until next time...
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Thanks for showcasing my contest! I saw it on the list and I'm like, "Yes!" I've only gotten one entry even after doing everything I could think of for exposure - you know, I get lots of feedback & stuff on the things I don't care that much about!
Caren Rose 
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Thank you for your newsletter.
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Dear Writing.com,
I am a newbie. How can I get people to recognize my work?
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Well, you can review other members' work and sometimes you will also receive reviews in return. You can sponsor your item, which you can read more about in here "The Writing.Com BidClick System" You can also post in exposure forums; the following link lists a few exposure forums:
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See you August 26th, 2006!
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