How To Spot Bad Writing - Jack Grapes
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Published 2022-01-06
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All Comments (21)
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This is awkward, my lady friend just walked in while Jack continues to say he is a bad boy. She gave me the WTF look before she slammed the door shut. Her mom just came to pick her up.
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"Character creates plot, and voice creates character." Over-use of adverbs, and adjectives. Got it.
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We can agree that Pulp Fiction has one of the best dialogues right? Well Quentin said in an interview that the dialogue he writes is not based on how people actually talk. It's based on how people wished they would talk.
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I read a few comments that disagree with this, and they are missing the point. The key takeaway is not that “writing” writing is bad. It is that without a good foundation, someone’s writing style will feel unnatural. We all speak. We all grew up. We all have certain quirks. Those quirks are part of how we are unique. When forming your writing style, (I think) he is saying understand how you speak and then start adding in literary techniques.
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I'm lucky enough to know Jack and call him a mate. He is not only one of the most creative writers I know, but truly a generous, outstanding bloke.
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This channel is truly amazing, so much valuable advice that's been helping me get my degree in creative writing. I appreciate what you guys do ❤
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It is ok to admit I am a bad boy
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Some writer's and reviewers hate alot of dialogue from successful big budget movies. I happen to like most of them. Good or bad, I find people's taste in script writing subjective.
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“ writers are people and people are crazy “ 😂 great line
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The best a rule of writing: In order to break a rule of writing you must know in detail why it is a good rule.
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I do have a problem with the write how you talk idea. If you've ever sat and listened to a conversation, people are hella repetitive in their speech patterns. In fact in the same conversation many people will repeat the exact same phrase a few times. The reason to write things "writerly" is to vary the structure. Otherwise it gets boring to read.
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He reminds me of my grandpa, Peter, who passed away in 2016. He was such an amazing man.
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He described Salinger the same way Holden described his brother: "He's dead now." Just sticks with me because John Green made such a big focus on that phrasing when he talked about Catcher. Just reinforces the point of writing how people talk.
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Neil Gaiman uses adverbs. They’re appropriate at times. It depends on the genre.
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I love Jack Grapes. He breaks things down very well when it comes to writing...
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This channel helped me so much producing and directing my first short. I'm on to the next one now. Thanks!
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Here is the My Salinger Year trailer based on the book by Joanna Rakoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqnB3rzzrOw
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I am amazed at the number of people here missing the point about his first activity, 'write how you talk'. Number 1, it makes you think differently about your writing and pulls you out of your comfort zone, forcing you to learn. Number 2, if you're writing dialogue of any kind it's imperative to consider how it will sound. I've lost count the number of times I've had to send speeches or advertising script back to the team because it sounds ridiculous when said out loud.
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i once wrote a story that intentionally goes back and forth between writing like i talk and writing like a writer (or more accurately, like a narrator) which i used for comedic effect... like one moment, the narration of the story is very serious and describes something that might as well be kinda messed up, only for it to then write what's basically just the hypothetical narrator reacting to the situation, without it being a character's dialogue...
