Monday, February 25, 2008

entrada numero tres

1. i liked writing a play. it was someone new i had not done before. i did find it hard to write realistic dialogue that also expressed characteristics of my character though. but i got over it and did pretty well. play writing is alot harder than book writing in my opinion. because you have to write what each person says and format your writing a certain way. there are a lot of breaks in your thoughts. when you add colons, move down to the next line or italize, for example. making you pause before you can continue typing what you are thinking. when you are writing a book, you can just pour out sentence after sentence into your keyboard and onto the screen without having to stop. i like that better because it's a constant flow. i liked how stage directions are italasized, it maked it easy to differenciate them from dialogue. i guess a pleasant surprise that i came across was that once i started writing, my characters developed really easily and pretty much on thier own. it would be good to write a television or drama script, i would try it.

2. if i were to give a 10 year old advice, i'd find out what his main problem or concern was then try to tackle it. that way he would listen and my help would be beneficial. i'd relate the problem to my life if i could, so he knows that he's not alone in having this problem. if i was going to just give random advice i'd say to have fun in everythign you do. i'd say this becasue i feel it's important and you shouldn't forget about happiness in the pursuit of success or whatever it is you strive for. but don't loose focus on whatever it is and know when to serious and take things seriously. but definately live it up when the time is right. i would amphasize balance in your life. to be and have fun but also be studious, focused. that way you can experience things without them having negative effects. i would not give advice based upon what i see in others. unless it was someone i was close to. because advice based on others is pretty much just opinion and observation. and that dosen't make for very solid advice. it's better to use your personal experiences when helping someone out. yes, my advice would probably be based or involve their thoughts, choices, peer issues, school and such.



3. i thhink a work of writing becomes long lasting when it is easy to relate to. that way no matter how old it is people can still have somethihgn in common with it. that's good because then they reader feels involved in what they are reading. i could not see myself writing anythang that lasts that long but hey, who knows.


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