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I have a question regarding Script format.

My question is if I use 'Bob:Hello' and change to '"Hello" said Bob' to change my fic (and I mean ALL of it) would that be any good?

My fic is currently Script format (sorry about that, missed the rule that forbids it) and I planned to use the above example with it, and nothing else (I suck at details).

 

Here are a few examples, please tell if they're both okay

 

 

Ex. 1:

'"Yo, could you come over for a moment? Said John

"Sure thing" Said Bob

"Great" Said John'

...and so on...

 

Ex. 2:

'"Yo, could you come over for a moment? Said John while tinkering with the machine

Bob turned around.

"Sure thing" said Bob, who was outside.

He slowly started walking towards the store.

"Great" Said John with a smile on his face'

And on and on and on...

 

 

Maybe not so different from the original but...is it acceptable?

I know it's a bit troublesome to read but it doesn't mean the story is bad (just the writer), I mean, it's like reading a comic-to-be.

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You can. But if it's a custom that you're using' date=' I recommend you use an image of detailed desription of it.

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So like post the card and have a discreption of it under the card or somthing

 

I meant 'or' not 'of'. But both would work if the image is pixelated/blurry.

 

But have good OCG. That can annoy many people on this site.

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Do the stories we post here HAVE to take place within a pre-existing fictional series?

 

EDIT: Read a previous post on this question. Nevermind.

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Okay' date=' can I request a rule against FANFICS WITH SCRIPT FORMAT?

It's seriously annoying when reading them.

Also, it goes against the purpose of writing.

RolePlaying, is okay. But FANFICS!?

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I was just going to say this. Scripts are for movies and TV. No book is ever written in script format, so why should we accept it? It removes almost all description and intrigue from the story as well.

 

on the contrary, there is one book I know of written in script format. we had to read it for school. it's called Monster.

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No. I'm 200% sure Monster was the title of a book we had to read, not a movie we had to watch. and I'm 150% sure the book came out before any movie did (assuming there is a movie on it)...

 

even if it was last year, the fact that no book is in script format is no longer a valid argument to ban script format. Not that I want script format. I just don't see a reason to ban it.

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Okay' date=' can I request a rule against FANFICS WITH SCRIPT FORMAT?

It's seriously annoying when reading them.

Also, it goes against the purpose of writing.

RolePlaying, is okay. But FANFICS!?

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I was just going to say this. Scripts are for movies and TV. No book is ever written in script format, so why should we accept it? It removes almost all description and intrigue from the story as well.

 

on the contrary, there is one book I know of written in script format. we had to read it for school. it's called Monster.

 

I think I've read that one, and while it's a good book, it's one of the few that I've read that can effectively use scripting. (It was mainly because of the content; if my memory serves me right, it was about teenage crime, and there were a lot of plot transcripts.) Needless to say, script format's a rather lazy approach in other topics/subjects, and detracts from a writer's true ability. Therefore, we aren't allowing it. :#

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well if it's possible to write effectively in script format' date=' i don't think we should ban it. we should just highly not recommend it because usually it'll turn out bad.

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"Highly not recommend" doesn't help a rat's left testicle; everybody would do it if it was allowed, and neither I nor the other mods have any rights in saying who would be allowed to use it and who wouldn't.

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I think I've read that one' date=' and while it's a good book, it's one of the few that I've read that can effectively use scripting. (It was mainly because of the content; if my memory serves me right, it was about teenage crime, and there were a lot of plot transcripts.) Needless to say, script format's a rather lazy approach in other topics/subjects, and detracts from a writer's true ability. Therefore, we aren't allowing it. :#

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So my Screenplays can't be posted here, and they aren't allowed anywhere else because all forms of writing go in Fan Fic? Also, lawl, you just called every Screenwriter in the world lazy.

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I think I've read that one' date=' and while it's a good book, it's one of the few that I've read that can effectively use scripting. (It was mainly because of the content; if my memory serves me right, it was about teenage crime, and there were a lot of plot transcripts.) Needless to say, script format's a rather lazy approach in other topics/subjects, and detracts from a writer's true ability. Therefore, we aren't allowing it. :#

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So my Screenplays can't be posted here, and they aren't allowed anywhere else because all forms of writing go in Fan Fic? Also, lawl, you just called every Screenwriter in the world lazy.

 

If you're going to play that game, should I just get your screenplay locked now? Please don't taunt me; I'm not in the best of moods right now. :3

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I think I've read that one' date=' and while it's a good book, it's one of the few that I've read that can effectively use scripting. (It was mainly because of the content; if my memory serves me right, it was about teenage crime, and there were a lot of plot transcripts.) Needless to say, script format's a rather lazy approach in other topics/subjects, and detracts from a writer's true ability. Therefore, we aren't allowing it. :#

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So my Screenplays can't be posted here, and they aren't allowed anywhere else because all forms of writing go in Fan Fic? Also, lawl, you just called every Screenwriter in the world lazy.

 

If you're going to play that game, should I just get your screenplay locked now? Please don't taunt me; I'm not in the best of moods right now. :3

 

What's the point, it's already dead. *taunts*

 

Before it was said that Screenplays now go in General or something..

 

I remember' date=' it was shortly after the Script Format ban..

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Oh yeah, I really love it dying because trolls don't read. =D

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