Comments on: Lessons learned from watching chick flicks

By: Parth

Parth — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:16:36 +0000

I wrote a romantic comedy which got rejected. They said it was too linear and failed to hold the readers attention. Linear means I didn’t have conflict. Lol, I tried to make it tooo realistic perhaps?

By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:23:12 +0000

I actually had a dream during college where I went around telling everyone at General Hospital what to do and all the secrets. Decided after that night that I should give up soaps… I have never, ever regretted that decision.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:05:38 +0000

Popular chick flicks have taught me that… formulas work. :P (Sports movies even more so)

There are plenty that don’t follow the traditional plot lines, and they make less money and go straight to DVD!

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On Simplicity » Blog Archive » Weekly Links: Blog Day Edition — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:02:13 +0000

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By: Sara at On Simplicity

Sara at On Simplicity — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:35:53 +0000

This is priceless! And it’s absolutely true. You sit there yelling, “Just ask him/her! Doesn’t it seem odd to you at all?” during these movies.

If we think that someone acted wildly out of character and/or screwed us over for no good reason, it’s *always* a good idea to do a little digging before having a wildly emotional scene. And you should always have Journey or Celine Dion songs on your phone to play for times when you’re reunited after a long, completely unnecessary misunderstanding.

Fantastic way to pull sincere meaning out of questionable scripts!

By: Vivi

Vivi — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:18:40 +0000

The Break-Up.

They were in love, then they’re not, they try to get back together, end up not.

End: They stay friends. The first I remembered.

And, it was a little more realistic. Not everyone who breaks up, gets back together.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:16:53 +0000

I can’t say, because it’s secret.

By: Talyn

Talyn — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:02:20 +0000

I’m going to ask Kevin today if he has a secret identity.

By: Fit Bottomed Girls

Fit Bottomed Girls — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:47:54 +0000

Ha! This is so true.

In Sleepless in Seattle, do they have a misunderstanding or are they just shy and freaked out to take a chance on soemone they hardly know?

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen it, so…