Comments on: So You Think You Can Write http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/ Behind the Book Reviews--The Official Blog of Booklist Online Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kaeli http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/comment-page-1/#comment-65531 Kaeli Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:23:21 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/#comment-65531 An amusing (if not really frightening) thought. Check out the latest Thursday Next book by Jasper Fforde-the plot is pretty much centered around the idea of making reality books-starting with "Meet the Bennetts." An amusing (if not really frightening) thought. Check out the latest Thursday Next book by Jasper Fforde-the plot is pretty much centered around the idea of making reality books-starting with “Meet the Bennetts.”

]]> By: terry http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/comment-page-1/#comment-65465 terry Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:39:50 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/#comment-65465 LOL....I think Dean Koontz does your "Top Scribe" in a lot of his novels...and I LOVE it. LOL….I think Dean Koontz does your “Top Scribe” in a lot of his novels…and I LOVE it.

]]> By: Keir http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/comment-page-1/#comment-64954 Keir Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:27:52 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/#comment-64954 How about "Narrowing Horizons": come up with 12 ideas for new shows, all of them easily summarized in terms of already existing shows (e.g. "America's Next Top Model" meets "Top Chef"). After judges winnow out your best 6 ideas, come up with 3 new ideas that are easily summarized in terms of the 6 surviving ideas (e.g. "America's Next Top Model Chef" meets "Studio 60 at 30 Rock"). And so on...or is that too much like the actual process of TV writing? How about “Narrowing Horizons”: come up with 12 ideas for new shows, all of them easily summarized in terms of already existing shows (e.g. “America’s Next Top Model” meets “Top Chef”). After judges winnow out your best 6 ideas, come up with 3 new ideas that are easily summarized in terms of the 6 surviving ideas (e.g. “America’s Next Top Model Chef” meets “Studio 60 at 30 Rock”). And so on…or is that too much like the actual process of TV writing?

]]> By: wendy http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/comment-page-1/#comment-64239 wendy Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:46:45 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/14/so-you-think-you-can-write/#comment-64239 Ha!! Please go to Hollywood. I am happy to hand over a basket of rejection slips to help paper the house. Re: Real World Author. Double your sponsorship potential if you spike that (name brand)coffee with (name brand) chocolate pieces. Display in front of (name brand) PC. Better yet. Nail the sponsor dollars first and they will hand you the keys to the studio and you can make ten shows.... Or is that a story line? Ha!! Please go to Hollywood. I am happy to hand over a basket of rejection slips to help paper the house.

Re: Real World Author. Double your sponsorship potential if you spike that (name brand)coffee with (name brand) chocolate pieces. Display in front of (name brand) PC. Better yet. Nail the sponsor dollars first and they will hand you the keys to the studio and you can make ten shows…. Or is that a story line?

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