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blaine
07-23-2007, 10:18 PM
Im new so im not sure where to post this one but ill give it a shot. Are there writing programs? Or does everyone use Microsoft Word?
mammamaia
07-24-2007, 08:05 PM
yes, there are others, but ms word is the 1ingua franca of the pub1ishing wor1d, so you'd be best off using it, if you want writing to be your career--
blaine
07-24-2007, 08:24 PM
Yeah i have always loved stories, listening and creating them. Is there much money to be made with writing novals and such?
Crazy Ivan
07-24-2007, 08:31 PM
Yeah i have always loved stories, listening and creating them. Is there much money to be made with writing novals and such?

*snorts with laughter*

Depends...
luke_mushu_2010
07-24-2007, 09:05 PM
It would actually depend on what your writing. If you are writing screenplays and script and stuff like that, then I would recommend using Celtx. It's a good and free screenplay writing tool.
mammamaia
07-25-2007, 08:00 PM
Yeah i have always loved stories, listening and creating them. Is there much money to be made with writing novals and such?

novels [with an 'e' ;-) ] take a very long time to write and very few of the jillions of folks who write them ever get to see their work in book form on a major bookstore shelf, much less make any money on them...

if you're a successful, popular novelist, yes, there's a lot of money to be made... if you're not, there's a lot of time and money to be wasted...

it takes a lot of talent, skill, time, practice, patience, and perseverance to become a successful writer, but if you have a burning passion to be a writer, it can be worth it... even if you don't sell a thing, you'll at least be doing what you love... but don't quit the day job!

love and hugs, maia
reeldirt
09-03-2007, 05:44 PM
I've tried them all. Final Draft, Movie Magic, etc. Celtx is great, interactive an free. Great for sharing scripts centrally from a server.
mammamaia
09-20-2007, 07:11 PM
it's fine for beginners and those not intending to get into screenwriting as a career... when you get to that point, final draft is really a necessity... movie magic is second best, but it's my understanding that most in the movie/tv biz use fd...
Karpi
09-23-2007, 11:22 AM
MS Word has autocorrect, the only reason i use it.
you dont know how handy it is for teh to turn into the automatically