I'm about to murder my script with a brilliant idea

rainiswet

101 pages

Posted
Abril 27, 2008 - 8:47pm

I'm about to murder my script with a brilliant idea

So my main character's cousin enters a few scenes in. However, my character isnt entirely sane, and I just got the brilliant idea that she is actually just a hallucination. Should I use this or not. I would have to rewrite several parts.

Arishna1

100 pages

Posted
Abril 27, 2008 - 9:07pm

RE: I'm about to murder my script with a brilliant idea

Go with it. If you don't like it when you've finished writing your script, go back and change it. If you like it, then keep it. That's basically the entire point of Script Frenzy: running with your ideas. So my advice is, go with it.

arnis1

101 pages

Posted
Abril 29, 2008 - 2:25pm

RE: I'm about to murder my script with a brilliant idea

Sounds interesting. It's not murder if you give the story new life! Go with it!

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Manuel Royal

101 pages

Posted
Abril 29, 2008 - 4:12pm

RE: I'm about to murder my script with a brilliant idea

I would recommend against it. That's become something of a cliche. Find a more interesting way to show your protagonist's mental problems.

If you're interested in realism, note that most people who have hallucinations are aware that the hallucinated object or person is not real; conversely, most people who have a delusional belief in an imaginary person do not also hallucinate that person. Somebody who does both at once isn't likely to be otherwise functional enough to live in a non-supervised environment.

Sorry if that seems harsh, but I believe we owe each other absolute honesty here. Every obstacle presents a different possibility. Keep going, and good luck.

zachcoulter

100 pages

Posted
Abril 29, 2008 - 5:35pm

RE: I'm about to murder my script with a brilliant idea

I would respectfully disagree, at least for now. The goal here is the output of content, and from that perspective more is definitely better. Editing is for months that do not begin with the letter 'A'.

With the exception of August. But believe me, it's 45 degrees outside in Minneapolis right now, definitely not August!

Zach Coulter
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rainiswet

101 pages

Posted
Abril 29, 2008 - 9:35pm

RE: I'm about to murder my script with a brilliant idea

Actually, my idea kindof morphed into this supernatural thing. Like the girl can only be seen and heard by people who let her into their minds, and she has to be with one of these people at all times, but can travel by multiple people's minds. And if she unlinks, they either die or go insane. Is that better or worse?