21 Dec 09 Why Watching Movie is Important For a Writer

Where I come from, a kid is not allowed to watch much of the television, at least not in my time. Kids have to sneak in their home’s living room when no one is around. This was done to save the young from damaging effect of television soaps. I do not think stopping a kid from watching television or movie is completely wise as it may stifle the imagination.

As a writer (freelance, web or otherwise), are you doing it to yourself?

Are you stopping yourself from consuming those lovely shows and soaps that you always liked?
If you are doing this then it is a big mistake, a huge one. You need to stop at once and start indulging in movies, soaps, and plays.

Why?

A movie is a fertile ground for a writer to learn trick of the trade. It teaches you many things including:

Character sketching
Emotional responses
Dialogue writing
Scene creation
Story telling

And along with these story mechanics, a good movie also tells you:

How to engage an audience?
How to make them wanting for more?
What words to use to strike chord with the audience?
What style of narrative to use for the problem at hand?

A movie also tells you about your market and about what words to use, what kind of sentences to construct, and how long or short sentences and paragraphs should be. One also learns the art of creating favorable ambience to get the emotional response sought by the article.

It is very important for you as a student of writing to watch movie and learn from it. Be a keen observer, and do not just consume a movie, observe it. In order to learn something from the movie, you have to dissect the various scene and emotional responses that led to the dramatic ending the movie had. You can then use it to create the experience you want in your audience.

Tags: Ambience, Audience, Big Mistake, Creation Story, Dialogue, Emotional Response, Emotional Responses, Fertile Ground, Imagination, Keen Observer, Kind Of Sentences, Living Room, Many Things, Mechanics, Narrative, Paragraphs, Scene Creation, Soaps, Time Kids, Watching Television

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15 Sep 09 Can You Work From Home?

Thinking about pursuing a work at home opportunity? Don’t really know where to start? Well before you think about where you could go on the internet or otherwise to find jobs, consider if you’re even the work at home type. Working from home you’re really your own boss, and so you have to be able to manage your time as such. Which means the first thing to consider is whether or not you’re a procrastinator.

If you find yourself waiting till the last minute to accomplish tasks, working from home may not be for you. You need to effectively manage your time. The last thing you’d want is to be up against a deadline that looms ever closer, that you shouldn’t have to worry about. If you don’t think you’ll be able to manage your time without a boss checking in every once in a while, this may not be the career for you.

Make sure that you have the space in your home to create an adequate working environment. You don’t want to be converting an area like your living room, or bedroom. Both are full of distractions and can lead you to unintentionally losing focus when working. You have to ensure that you have the room to make your own office. A place where you can be free from non-work related distractions. A sanctuary of at home production to where you can always accomplish your goals.

Also, you need to be a very self motivated person. You have to make a lot of decisions for yourself when you work at home. You only have yourself to fall back on, which means you have to keep yourself positive and goal focused. Part of that is avoiding the temptation to get personal tasks done when you’re supposed to be working. Try to avoid household chores or things you wanted to get done while you’re working. This will lead to longer term distractions which can lead to major procrastination on your part. That is absolutely always bad.

Tags: Boss, Career, Decisions, Distractions, Focus, Goals, Household Chores, Jobs, Last Minute, Lead, Living Room, Personal Tasks, Procrastination, Procrastinator, Sanctuary, Temptation, Work At Home Opportunity, Working Environment, Working From Home

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