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R&L Update
Chapter 23 is done and is with the editing team. I’m hard at work on chapter 24. I won’t be releasing 23 until I finish the first draft of 24 since they are closely tied to each other. Thanks for all the positive feedback on chapter 22! And for the people I lost because of [...]
Chapter 22 Released
Finally, chapter 22 sees the light of day! This was a tough chapter to write on many different levels. Yet, alas, it is done. An update on chapter 23 (already): it is halfway done. As in, half the first draft is complete. As soon as I can get past one particular scene, the rest should [...]
Chapter 22 Redux and Chapter 23
Chapter 22 is still lost in the grand cycle of editing and proof reading. One of my MIAs has returned to the world, kinda. Still waiting for his invaluable input before putting it out. Now, a HUGE concern. I don’t want to put a chapter out and have Nick put a chapter out the same [...]
Chapter 22 of R&L in Editng Cycle
Chapter 22 went off to my team today, finally! I celebrated last night, so tonight I’ve begun work on Chapter 23. I have a series of decisions to make with 23, 24, and 25. My thinking at the moment is to combine at least two of the chapters into one, maybe all three. No matter [...]
Script Frenzy Final
A final update on my month-long insanity – I have a rough draft of “Parker’s Perfect Pizza” done. It is still 200+ pages toooooooo long, though. I pull it out about once a week or so and trim more. In a month or ten, I might even begin to get happy with it! I did [...]
Rebbecca and Luis
Years ago, as I was headed to the dentist’s office to have a crown put on a tooth, I remember thinking how easy it would be to just aim my vehicle in another direction and run. A normal, human reaction – when you know something is going to be unpleasant, there is the natural tendency [...]
Less than a Week to Go!
The target of any screenplay is 90-120 pages. The closer to 90, the more marketable it is. I’m still dealing with one that has the potential to be over 350 pages, and that’s only using less than 1/2 the adapted story. I have a 100 page screenplay that contains the main, critical scenes along with [...]
Yet Another Script Frenzy Update
Fans? I have fans? Kewl! At the request of a few, a bit more on what I’ve been doing with Script Frenzy: I’m 2/3 of the way to my goal – 100 pages of quality script and I’ll make the deadline of April 30. But, I won’t be finished! Not by a long shot. I [...]
Script Frenzy Update
I’m twenty days into the script frenzy now. Am I done? Riiiiiiiiight! I’m taking a 280,000 word story, “The Millionaire Nextdoor” by Lazlo Zalezac, and trying to turn it into 105-120 page script (about 50,000 words). My first cut was to carry the story just though the grand opening of the pizzaria and add a [...]
The Ides of March Approach
Nope, no “Brute” on the horizon (sorry Decimus Brutus). Chapter 22 of R&L is through rough draft. 2/3 of the way through 1st draft. The “Muse be with me” and I ain’t gonna argue. I make no promises and only hope others are moving towards the equinox with grace and goodwill. Orb PS – bit [...]