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    Notes From The Desk

    Has being a writer changed the way you watch TV and films?

    I think that’s a very interesting question. For me personally, whatever it is I’m watching, I always seem to have my writers hat on, trying to guess what the next line will be, especially if it’s a crime series. I’m quite pleased with myself when I get the next line right, but it sometimes drives my partner mad!

    It doesn’t take away from my viewing enjoyment, but with us writers being the inquisitive type, I always seem to have more questions than answers at the end of a film or series.

    I’d love to read your views on this, whether you’re a writer or not. Maybe you fancy yourself as a detective, or could you have written that script better than Quentin Tarantino?

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    8 responses to “Notes From The Desk”

    1. dutifullydeer6ab803ea0e avatar
      dutifullydeer6ab803ea0e

      It’s true I don’t watch TV in the same way. I like to think I’m alert, intuitive, pro-active and inventive but I’m likely slumped in a chair half asleep. That said, I have learnt a lot about plot, attitudes and show-don’t-tell. Mainly I enjoy the scenery, beautiful citiies, countryside and interiors. It’s all grist to the mill.

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      1. my word (s) avatar
        my word (s)

        I like the honesty of I’m likely asleep 🤣🤣

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      2. lynnchapmanwriter avatar
        lynnchapmanwriter

        I have also picked up lots of tips about plot and definitely show don’t tell.

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    2. my word (s) avatar
      my word (s)

      I definitely watch TV and films, as well as read with my writer’s hat on. Sometimes, it’s a positive thought and gives me a good writing ‘tip’. Other times I get frustrated with too many cliches or too obvious/ or convoluted plot.
      Thank you for a thought provoking piece, Lynn.

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      1. lynnchapmanwriter avatar
        lynnchapmanwriter

        Oh I definitely get frustrated too, especially when I notice plot holes!

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    3. Esther Chilton avatar
      Esther Chilton

      I think it’s definitely changed the way I watch TV and films. I’m now far too critical. Graeme is exactly the same so we moan together!

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      1. lynnchapmanwriter avatar
        lynnchapmanwriter

        Lynn is the same, Esther. We also moan together!

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    4. Charlie avatar
      Charlie

      I do find myself being a little more critical, but I’m in the Yellowstone universe at the moment so not too much. I groan and moan when hero tells heroine to, “Wait here.” She’s never there when he comes back! 😂

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