Need an outline, STAT!
I wrote as far as I had in my script, which was basically setting up the premise. Page 13 is a good page to introduce the villains, right? Need an outline, STAT! On the other hand, I’m hearing character voices quip, which is a good sign, script-wise. And the...Hmmm…
I managed a super-rough outline (um, yeah, it’s a description of the setup and a few minor plot beats) and wrote five pages of setting up the premise in Final Draft, so I suspect the movie script is a go. Although I really, really need to come up with a better...*looks at calendar, looks at deadline*
The Austin Film Festival is paying actual real money for their Sci-Fi award this year. Clearly, I should enter. The only problem being that I don’t currently have a Sci-Fi script. *looks at calendar, looks at deadline* May 15. Can I write a Sci-Fi script in two...Linux Love
I installed linux on one of my home machines. Oh, the love! The fast, the pretty, the thrill of smug accomplishment when I make it recognize my video card. (Um. Yeah. I ♥ solving problems; it’s fun for me.) I’ve nearly switched to linux several...Be your own enabler!
Hi, my name is Katherine, and I’m a self-censor. (“Hi, Katherine!”) It really slows me down, because I get bogged down in resisting what happens in a story. The first draft is not the time to decide whether something is kitsch, or too unpleasant, or...Well, isn’t that special…
There’s just something touching about being seated next to a table with a loud drunk woman who’s talking on her cell phone, cursing so much and so loudly that she sounds like a Tarantino movie, spilling sake all over herself, and pressuring her recovering...It’s a sale! but not mine. ;)
Brian just sold a story to Baen’s Universe! Read all about it!Rituals
There’s this thing I do, when I get a rejection. 1. Enter the rejection in my submission tracker. 2. Report the rejection to Black Holes. 3. If the next market on the list is electronic, email it immediately. If the next market on the list is snailmail, go and...RIP Octavia Butler
Via Cynthia and Bill comes the sad news of Octavia Butler’s passing. Check out Bill’s post; he has way more than I do. Links: SFWA obit The Book of Martha AmnestySubscribe
