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#OwnVoices has been weaponised by the very people who wanted authenticity and representation.For the uninitiated, #ownvoices refers to a writer who shares a marginalised identity with their protagonist, ie. - BIPOC writers writing BIPOC characters - LGBTQ writers writing LGBTQ characters- Disabled writers writing disabled characters- Neurodivergent writers writing writing neurodivergent characters And so on. So what's the problem? Gatekeeping. Writers are being outed or accused of not being 'black enough', 'queer enough', 'disabled enough' to write such stories. Hell some are even accusing writers of trolling for 'diversity points' 🙄 (sounds kinda Dudeflakey, no??) I rang the bell warning about this in 2017. I got accused of believing marginalised writers are automatically poorer writers than dominant voices (riiiiiight sounds like B2W! 😆) Look, I get it. In the quest for authenticity it may seem common sense to insist 'only' those with such lived experiences should 'get' to write about them.Dominant voices have highjacked, erased and screwed up such representations ENOUGH! 🤬But guess what --- gatekeeping like this doesn't work either. Now what?? 🤯Writers do NOT owe their target audiences or even industry pros every aspect of their lives in order to be 'allowed' to tell a story. Equally, we can't claim 'erasure' when people DON'T write about our communities ... *and* claim 'exploitation' when people DO write about our communities.For more on #ownvoices narratives, visit 👇👇👇🔗🔗🔗 bang2write.com/2021/06/the-uncomfortable-truth-about-ownvoices-stories.html 🔗🔗🔗 ... See MoreSee Less

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1 day ago

So a B2Wer got in touch asking about FLASHBACKS in screenplays ⚡⚡⚡Find out all about flashbacks today on the main B2W site, including how to format them. Pass it on!! 👇👇👇🔗🔗🔗 bang2write.com/2022/01/focus-on-format-how-do-i-write-a-flashback-within-a-flashback.html 🔗🔗🔗 ... See MoreSee Less

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2 days ago

⚠️ NEW POST ALERT!!! ⚠️Get over to my #blog today for #writing tips from Jim Thompson, a guy you may not have heard of but who counts the mighty Stephen King amongst his fans!! Find out why King loves this guy so much on B2W today 👇👇👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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Jim Thompson was a hardboiled crime author who counts B2W Stephen King amongst his fans. Check out h...

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3 days ago

"I don't like being lectured to when I go to the movies. I'm here to entertain.' - Taylor Sheridan (HELL & HIGH WATER, SICARIO, WIND RIVER) Reading spec screenplays & unpublished novels, one of the biggest issues can be what B2W calls 'soap box scripts'. This is when the writer places the ISSUE they're writing about AHEAD of the story. Obviously some stories are about issues. That's absolutely fine. Storytelling can be a very important way of bringing the injustices of the world to people's attention. Sheridan has done this himself. It becomes a problem when the writer gives more weight to the issue than the characters or what they are going through in the story. THAT'S when it becomes a lecture. Fact is, a book, movie or TV show is supposed to be ENTERTAINMENT. Yes, even stories that are DEVASTATING are supposed to be entertainment first. Catharsis, curiosity, empathy, relatability ... all part of entertainment.No one is denying books, movies and TV shows can be educational. But that is NOT their primary function.There is no substitute for proper education and outreach work. As writers we can do our bit to help change the world by TELLING A GOOD STORY and entertaining others, whatever that means. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

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