The SoCreate Weekly Museletter
Be a Goal-Getter, The Complete Guide to Good Guys & Bad Guys, and a New Telepathic Writing Challenge!
Greetings SoCreators!
Welcome to a fresh Museletter! Immerse yourself in our newest updates, essential blog reads, and a writing challenge designed just for you. Ready to be inspired? Here we go!
Free Training Session: Be a Goal-Getter with SoCreate in 2024
Jumpstart your 2024 writing goals with SoCreate! Join our free training with CEO & Founder Justin Couto on December 6 at 12 p.m. PT. In just one hour, learn how to swiftly begin writing in SoCreate and get ahead of your New Year's writing resolutions.
Here’s why we’d love to see you at this training:
One of the biggest hurdles for writers to overcome is simply doing the one thing we’re meant to do: write. Why is it so difficult to carve out time? What blocks us?
Well, 2024 is the year to finally say, “I’m not going to take it anymore!” Quit putting your writing dreams on hold. With SoCreate, you CAN write amazing screenplays, stay motivated throughout the process, feel an unstoppable creative flow, and conquer your writing goals.
SoCreate members tell us: “SoCreate makes me WANT to write.” There’s something about characters you can see, locations you can “live in” while weaving your tale, and a generally intuitive creative interface that is making writers more productive than ever while using SoCreate. Ditch the static blank page. This is the 21st century!
So, why not get a jumpstart on your goals right now? Give yourself a gift this holiday season of pursuing your writing dreams in the new year, and make it easier than ever to achieve those dreams. Write more, feel more creative, and share your stories with the world. You deserve it.
Let’s meet up for a free SoCreate training with our CEO & Founder Justin Couto December 6 at 12 p.m. PT. This one-hour session will show you how to start writing in SoCreate quickly so you can be one step ahead of all those other writers making resolutions on Jan. 1. He’ll have you up and writing your next screenplay by the end of the training. Do it now – you won’t regret starting!
PS: We’ll have a super-special holiday discount offer for writers who stay until the end of the meetup!
Exploring This Week’s Featured Blogs
Learn from the Top 5 Action Scripts: Elevate your action descriptions with insights from 5 incredibly action-packed screenplays. Discover how iconic films like 'Atomic Blonde' and 'Tenet' captivate audiences with their action-packed scenes and dynamic characters. It’s a vital resource for those aspiring to craft the next action masterpiece!
Discover the World of Realistic Fiction: Delve into the nuances of everyday stories with our exploration into realistic fiction. Understand how relatable characters and believable settings make this genre resonate with readers. From classic novels to contemporary tales, this blog is a must-read for writers seeking to mirror reality in their work.
Guide to Crafting Compelling Protagonists and Antagonists: Master the art of character creation with SoCreate's Complete Guide to Protagonists and Antagonists! Learn how these crucial characters drive your story, from heroes to villains, and everything in between. Packed with practical tips and examples, this guide is essential for writers aiming to bring depth to their characters.
Looking for a way to ignite your imagination and get your creative juices flowing? Look no further than SoCreate's weekly writing challenges! Each week, we present a fresh writing prompt designed to inspire writers to think outside the box and explore new ideas.
This week's exercise takes us into a classroom with characters Astrid and Chance. Astrid is lost in her daydreams, oblivious to the ongoing class, while Chance observes her from two rows back.
Location: Inside (INT) – Classroom – Day
Characters: Astrid; Chance
Scene Description: Astrid (12) taps her pencil on her desk, eyes to the sky, oblivious to what her teacher is saying to the class. She glances forward and daydreams about the cute boy sitting two rows ahead of her. Chance (12) sits behind her two rows back and looks at her oddly.
Prompt: Write a scene where Astrid thinks to herself, “Good thing no one can hear my thoughts,” but then Chance responds. He can hear her! And he can speak to her! How does the conversation, happening completely telepathically, proceed before their teacher realizes something is up?
Extra Credit: Try changing Action Duration in one of your Action Stream Items. SoCreate automatically calculates how long your screenplay will take up in screen time. You can check this stat at any time by clicking the chart icon in your Title Card.
However, you can manually adjust the amount of time something will take on screen. For example, if you need to describe a scene in more detail than usual, but you know this extra description won't add screen time, change the timing manually by clicking the clock icon within an Action Stream Item. Here, you can dictate how long that piece of action should take on screen. Where SoCreate might calculate 15 seconds, you can update the timing to 5 seconds.
This way, your overall screen time calculation remains within the suggested time frame of your particular project; for example, a TV show may be 30 minutes, and a film may be 90 minutes.
Keep writing, keep dreaming, and remember that every word you pen brings you closer to your goals. SoCreate is here, cheering you on every step of the way, because your success is our passion!
See you next week,
<3 Your friends at SoCreate
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