tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post6185633328690172010..comments2023-10-09T02:10:23.911-07:00Comments on Writers Rehab: Has Your Wheelhouse Worn Out Its Welcome?D.B. Gilleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447146770300397434noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-3900410261397796302013-06-02T18:16:44.203-07:002013-06-02T18:16:44.203-07:00Trying to find inspiration in the planning of stud...Trying to find inspiration in the planning of student loan people way, just makes the Chinese companies into mediocre student loan people into routine.<br />Ok what are they doing? For one, they have the chance to advertise their <br />brands and messaging pop. Promotion: Panasonic Company has engaged itself in promotional activities <br />and often results in cost-effectiveness of student <br />loan people campaigns. According to the American Osteopathic College of <br />Dermatology, cooling the skin is one of the most famous athletes.<br /><br /><br />my web site :: <a href="http://Youngbusiness.info/" rel="nofollow">Student Loans</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-23524857200474296982010-02-27T07:01:37.800-08:002010-02-27T07:01:37.800-08:00I don't think one should compare playwrights a...I don't think one should compare playwrights and screenwriters (although Mamet is both). Most successful playwrights stuck with their "wheelhouse." Ibsen isn't known for his wacky comedies. Neither is Arthur Miller. Think tragedy? It's Arthur Miller. Think comedy. It's Neil Simon (even though some of his later plays were more serio/comic. But ask the average person and when Neil Simon's name comes up they'll think comedy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265048426851928051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-30994057081472147262010-02-26T05:54:39.875-08:002010-02-26T05:54:39.875-08:00I agree with Aaron. I write the story that rises t...I agree with Aaron. I write the story that rises to the top of my ideas list. I've written thrillers, romantic comedies, buddy movies, two serious dramas. I've gotten 2 agents, some deals, some money. Nothing made...YET! But my agents were both pleased that I spread things around. I never wanted to be pigeonholed. Keep the bastards guessing as to what you can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-79825737949703289262010-02-26T05:47:53.763-08:002010-02-26T05:47:53.763-08:00I don't think I ever actually had a wheelhouse...I don't think I ever actually had a wheelhouse or comfort zone or whatever. I just go with the flow. I get an idea that I like and that's what I write. Genre never mattered. Why should it>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010190815479246177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-42630278369898414052010-02-24T06:39:59.870-08:002010-02-24T06:39:59.870-08:00It's refreshing to know that writers like Mame...It's refreshing to know that writers like Mamet do things other than violence and hard drama. There's another playwright named David Auburn who wrote "Proof" who went on to write "The Lake House." And he has other deals out of genre. Why should we try to do different things?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416372916625204031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-38279085406160598332010-02-22T13:15:20.550-08:002010-02-22T13:15:20.550-08:00I have read articles where industry insiders say t...I have read articles where industry insiders say the opposite: that agents prefer that writers stick to one genre. And that never made sense to me. D.B. makes a good point. If you can write comedy but you also kill at dramas and action, then it's ridiculous to stifle your creativity by sticking only to one genre. I pray to the screenwriting gods that I will not be pigeonholed into one genre. I have too many stories to tell and they're not all comedies or family adventures or ... Of course, I need to get something produced first, so there's that road to hoe, too. Besides, a need a broad wheelhouse to accommodate my belly.Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526811509423795087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-48778873086452423502010-02-22T11:56:33.348-08:002010-02-22T11:56:33.348-08:00DB- I like a good sports analogy..I am still searc...DB- I like a good sports analogy..I am still searching for my wheelhouse (in baseball AND writing)...Downsizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728727380306998172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-7265113420247531292010-02-22T10:52:45.723-08:002010-02-22T10:52:45.723-08:00I think this is great advice. I've been afraid...I think this is great advice. I've been afraid to try and write something other than well-intentioned MOWs about women. I'm going to try and write a wacky comedy. Thanks for the advice!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495078692546353683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-25356166662663695612010-02-22T09:26:26.265-08:002010-02-22T09:26:26.265-08:00Arthur Miller wrote dramas. Neil Simon wrote comed...Arthur Miller wrote dramas. Neil Simon wrote comedies, but some of his work fell under the "drama" umbrella. I think that the ability to change one's wheelhouse is a gift.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469741335536807659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-88049597587462196362010-02-22T04:31:56.920-08:002010-02-22T04:31:56.920-08:00I started hearing the term wheelhouse myself a yea...I started hearing the term wheelhouse myself a year or so ago. Never quite cared enough to wonder what it meant. I agree with you. I tried my hand at teen movies, coming of age things and got no luck, although I did get an agent. He suggested I try rom-coms for adults. I was frightened. I felt comfortable writing teenage girls. But I gave it a shot. Didn't get a sale, but got a rewrite. Wheelhouse changing is good thing to at least try.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814057183076547481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-73919713630978296162010-02-21T15:25:22.674-08:002010-02-21T15:25:22.674-08:00Testimonial: Before branching outside of my wheelh...Testimonial: Before branching outside of my wheelhouse I had below-average intelligence, bad social skills, and a lack of ambition. And while all of those still apply now... maybe even more so... I at least now have one hell of a writing range!Raefmanduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366851098664738948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093823009085222853.post-54647973681677602762010-02-21T01:52:54.026-08:002010-02-21T01:52:54.026-08:00My current wheelhouse is writing terrible screenpl...My current wheelhouse is writing terrible screenplays so maybe I should take your advice and write something that doesn't suck... it might be a nice change of pace... (tear).Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924316929739878589noreply@blogger.com