Late night - early morning ramblings of being tagged…

Coffee

Yeah, I’m still up… So much shit to do — so little time to accomplish it all but working through the NIGHT into the wee hours o’ the morning seems to work.

Coffee… Offer me — .

So while I’m on my break, time to browse the world of screenwriting blogs… Otherwise known as the Scribosphere. So here I am catching up on and I find out I’ve been tagged. I’ve read this on other blogs and have always found it entertaining and even though Caroline did this a while back, I’ll go ahead and play… I apologize for being so late.

If I understand this correctly, I’m supposed to write 5 things you didn’t know about me…

1. I’ve been in jail more than once…

2. I always throw the first punch…

3. I used to jump out of helicopters for a living…

4. I once won over $16K playing craps in Vegas…

5. Animals love me…

So now I guess I’m supposed to choose 5 others to do the same thing?

I’ll choose but if you don’t feel compelled to share, we’ll understand… LOL. And, from what I understand, even if you’ve been tagged before — too bad.

Last but definitely not least…

Hehehe. (couldn’t help it… LOL)

Unk

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April 12, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized

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The Transformational Character Arc Part 7 Personality Types

Geez… Am I ever gonna finish this shit up? LOL. I’m tryin’… I’m tryin’… At least I finally got my taxes done. First time I’ve ever finished BEFORE the deadline so I definitely owe myself a beer. POP! Ahhh…

The Passive-Aggressive

How many Passive-Aggressive people do you know? Probably quite a few. The Passive-Aggressive personality type is definitely high on the list of psycho-babble bullshit personality types because apparently… There’s a hell of a lot US that fall into this personality type.

The Passive-Aggressive is actually a pretty hard worker… Always striving to do well but at the same time, feels absolutely misunderstood i.e., he or she really wants someone to NOTICE! Yeah, they got quite the fuckin’ temper… Probably display jealous behavior more often than not and yeah, you guessed it… They fuckin’ resent just about EVERYBODY. Especially those they feel that earn awards when it was THEM who should have been awarded. The unfortunate part about The Passive-Aggressive is that in reality, what he or she’s feeling (reward-wise) is probably justified… LOL.

The sad part is that The Passive-Aggressive personality type is that she or he will most likely never truly understand how they need to change to start accumulating those rewards… They simply just keep working their asses off and of course management likes it that way!

They do try to hide their resentment but this often leads to an eruption of anger because they simply cannot keep their PASSIVE side consistent hence, passive-aggressive behavior. The longer they try to hide the resentment and anger, the harder it becomes to keep it all bottled in there so it’s like a friggin’ fuse burning closer and closer to the dynamite!

In their brilliant effort to keep their true feelings all bottled up, The Passive-Aggressive actually swings back and forth — back and forth between being passive and aggressive so there’s not a lot of leeway there. The switch just keeps on FLIPPIN’…

If you’re in a relationship with The Passive-Aggressive, you probably don’t have to worry about being on the receiving end of any physical abuse but of course in this day and age, it’s politically correct that abuse come in all shapes and sizes so you could find yourself on the receiving end of one of these shapes and sizes.

The Passive-Aggressive personality type is really outstanding at implementing new changes… Just not for very long. LOL. They are very good at pissing off those around them and when they are in relationships of just about any kind, they’re pretty fucking intense… So intense that the intensity just might push the other person away.

The Passive-Aggressive will downright fucking surprise the shit out of you when they take a particular stand that you never in a million years thought they would take… Let THIS be a sign of more to come.

And yeah, because there are so many Passive-Aggressive personality types walking the earth, you’ll pretty much find them everywhere… Doing just about anything.

The Perfectionist

Yow! Know anyone that’s hard on themselves? No… REALLY HARD ON THEMSELVES? Even though their OUTPUT is already at a high level? Maybe it’s YOU! Maybe you’re a Perfectionist. The Perfectionist is ultra-demanding and sets their own and everyone else’s standards enormously high. They avoid failure by being absolutely DRIVEN to success.

The Perfectionist possesses a lot of self-doubt and hell… Hit the Perfectionist with some criticism and you might as well have sucker-punched him or her up the side of the head. In fact, The Perfectionist will steer as far away as they can from any situation where potential failure could occur. This is often the exact way you can pick out The Perfectionist… LOL.

They’re so perfect because they plan it that way.

On the other hand, they have absolutely no problems pointing out YOUR faults… Your problems… Your imperfection. And by doing this, they feel that the contrast of YOUR imperfections makes them look even MORE PERFECT.

Don’t expect The Perfectionist to come to you or go to anyone for help… In extreme times, they will go out of their way to find help IF THEY NEED IT but only if they can’t figure the shit out for themselves… But YOU’LL never know they went to anyone for help. They’ll make sure of that by going so far outside the loop that once again, they come out on top… PERFECT.

A very hard worker, The Perfectionist personality type is so afraid of being found NOT to be perfect that they will often lie to make themselves keep on being PERFECT. They’re not so in love with THE WORK that the work itself has to be perfect… Nope. It’s more important to LOOK PERFECT… To be considered PERFECT.

They want to be synonymous with PERFECTION.

The Perfectionist will often start projects off and then hand them off to more imperfect personality types… Watch out for this. It’s a ploy to guess what?

Make them look PERFECT.

You’ll find The Perfectionist working in just about any job or career field… Just like Mr. and Mrs. or Miss Passive-Aggressive.

The-personable

Know anyone with a lot of friends? Know someone that works hard, doesn’t take risks, but by God, you can always COUNT on them? That’s The Personable. They strive to see the good in people and that of course allows them to get along well with just about anyone. They love social situations and will often join groups just so they can interact with people.

They are that girl or guy others call a “people-person.”

Unfortunately, a side-effect of The Personable getting along so well with others is that you’ll often find them visiting when they should be working but shit… The Personable is so cool that you just can’t be that hard on him or her until the visiting gets out of hand… By that time, The Personable has probably had a few more chances than his or her coworkers to get their shit together.

People LIKE talking to The Personable because they are wise… Unfortunately, they often make snappy decisions so watch out for the advice… LOL. You’ll probably find yourself telling your problems to The Personable because it feels so good. They seem to know exactly what you’re going through and best of all, THEY WANT TO HELP! Unfortunately, sometimes… They’re really just looking for some kind of approval from YOU so it can get confusing. Again, just watch the advice. It might just be WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. LOL. In fact, totally expect The Personable to sellout their own beliefs just so they can get your approval.

The Personable will even go out of their way to get your attention and approval… If they have to, they will manifest physical problems just to get near you so once again… Watch out.

You’ll find The Personable gravitating toward any job or career field where they can be near people… Sales, counselors, human resources…

Scary, ain’t it?

The-problem-solver

The Problem Solver is that GO-TO guy or girl that everyone relies on to get the job done. Why? The Problem Solver is very resourceful… The MacGyver of the personality types if you will.

Super reliable… Wise. Maybe lacking in some imagination because they are realists, The Problem Solver is always on an even keel, EMOTIONALLY. It’s very hard to knock them off that even keel and they always make the best of even the worst of situations. Kinda like dropping a cat upside down… They always land on their feet. Even others around them in panic situations won’t knock The Problem Solver off balance.

The Problem Solver is very good at explaining their side of things… Sometimes even to the point of boring the hell out of you. LOL. But you want The Problem Solver to have your back… That’s what they’re good at. The Problem Solver is the guy or gal who, after the plane crashes, leads everyone out of the wreckage.

Goal oriented, you always wonder where they get their motivation from because they’ve got it coming out of their ears. Very good at starting projects and seeing them all the way through to the end.

Totally self-sufficient… Almost to a fault. At least that’s what others close to them might be thinking… LOL. The Problem Solver is also good at being a ONE MAN (or WOMAN) SHOW.

Any job or career field where lots of problem solving exists will be home sweet home to The Problem Solver… Just ask them.

Unk

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April 11, 2007 | Filed Under Characters

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Before I continue with The Transformational Character Arc Part 7…

Well it looks like the black design wins out with 112 votes against 109 votes for white.

Whew… And I didn’t even have to break a tie with my own vote! But hey, since so many of you seem to like the white design, I won’t get rid of it… I’ll go ahead and keep it — and change back to it once in a while. We all need a change every so often, so when I feel like I need a change, I’ll switch to the other theme. LOL.

You’ll notice “quotes” at the top of the page now… I actually collect quotes from all kinds of writers and that, in and of itself is another post for the future because there is literally a ton of stuff you can learn from a good quote other than the obvious…

Of course I’m talking about screenwriting.

Something else you may have figured out on one of your recent visits here is that SOME of the above quotes actually come from our very own SCRIBOSPHERE. That’s right, I actually visit every one of your blogs throughout the week when I take a break here and there… Sometimes I have to read for awhile to catch up but all in all, I’ve found some really good stuff out there so I hope you don’t mind me culling some of the insightful tidbits I find worth sharing… I’ve even added a link to the person who made the quote so you might even get some additional traffic out of it. With well over 1500 hits here every day, you never know… You just might pick up a faithful reader or two.

If you do come here and happen to see one of your very own quotes and you get pissed off at me… Not a problem. Just tell me and it’s down. I’ve tried to pick insightful quotes but I have to admit… When I come across something that struck me as funny, I might have culled it as well. It’s definitely a work in progress and will grow and grow as I read more of your stuff and collect those really good nuggets of information but again, if you don’t want to be included, just let me know.

Yes, that even goes for my hate email… LOL.

I really do look at this (the SCRIBOSPHERE) more like a community than just one or two blogs… And, since I can fucking talk about screenwriting 24/7; reading all your blogs is really the next best thing for ME since NOBODY I know wants to fucking hear me talk about screenwriting 24/7.

In fact, let me take this opportunity to toss a question out there to ANYONE that might be interested… I’m considering sticking up another blog/site that would contain ONLY screenwriting articles… How-to info, tips, tricks, whatever. Totally about screenwriting and NOT anything personal. A total resource site that I would love to see be one of the ultimate resources about screenwriting.

No advertising. No money involved. Although if it were to become successful enough, we could eventually jam some RELEVANT advertising on it and use whatever revenue that comes in for workshops, get togethers, what-have-you.

So the obvious question… Why would you want to contribute to something like this? Good question. For one, you get to show us how much you know about screenwriting… Okay, so you don’t fucking care about that. Second, each article you contribute will contain a LINK BACK to YOUR SITE assuming you have one. Just that alone could easily increase your own site’s readership… No, I’m not going to allow any personal affiliate links to products but if we decide to toss up some advertising somewhere down the line so that the project could bring in some revenue, we can use that revenue to further OUR own screenwriting education.

Of course having a link back to your own site means that each article you contribute should be a substantial article. None of the articles will get automatic approval… At least not in the beginning. In fact, with WordPress, we have the ability to FRONTLOAD articles so that we can actually publish a new one every day assuming we have enough contributors.

Another reason the articles won’t be automatically published as they are completed is because they will need to be properly tagged so as to gain maximum exposure. There’s absolutely no reason this new site couldn’t be one of the TOP resources sites on the subject of screenwriting.

Why do I want contributors?

Another good question… Because I sure as HELL don’t know all there is to know about the subject. On top of that, just when I feel like I do know a lot about a particular aspect of screenwriting, I turn right around and read something on one of your blogs or sites out there and find some little nugget that EASILY expands my knowledge.

I LOVE THAT!

So lots of MINDS working together…

Some of you may be of the opinion that everything’s already been written on the subject that CAN BE WRITTEN. Nope. Ain’t gonna happen… EVER! And, as creative types come up with more creative angles to attack screenwriting, the more is going to be written about the subject.

Another question… But I’m not a professional screenwriter… Who gives a shit what I think? I DO. Plain and simple. And, if you can translate that knowledge to a substantial article on the subject, I want to read it! And if I want to read it, chances are outstanding that thousands of others want to read it too.

Another obvious question… Why should anyone contribute when they already have their own site or blog? TRAFFIC. I would assume that once a certain personality writes enough substantial articles on the subject of screenwriting, READERS are going to want MORE. They always do. This site is growing by LEAPS and BOUNDS in its readership but if you’re anything like ME, you never put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to screenwriting… You read as much as you can — absorb as much as you can — and take on ONLY what FEELS right for YOU.

That’s why I don’t care if you’re a professional or not… Often, the only thing standing in the way of someone becoming a REAL PROFESSIONAL is that first fuckin’ sale anyway.

I don’t care about that if you’ve got something SUBSTANTIAL to share with us about the subject of screenwriting. And of course, the bottom line is that WHO KNOWS WHERE IT COULD LEAD? I won’t say any more than that.

The contributions won’t be for this site… I’m creating an entirely NEW site for this project. If you’re interested in becoming a contributor, send me an email via the CONTACT page. That’s all there is to it for now. I hope to have the new site up and running by the end of the month — beginning of May.

If you send me an email, we’ll most likely get some kind of communication going back and forth… You might find out that you really want to be a contributor and then again, you might find out that you DON’T want to be a contributor.

It’s all good. If you’re interested, just let me know… I’ve already got some contributors ready to go but we need more. I’ll take as many as I can get.

Unk

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April 5, 2007 | Filed Under Blogs

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