Script update
I’m now working completely out of sequence on “Double Feature.” I wrote in the major beats of the end, because they were clear in my mind. I also tweaked the beginning to lay the foundation for the climax. I think the beginning is pretty much done,...*throws confetti*
I just finished the first draft of Lizardfic. Hooray! It’s hard SF (biology). I have no idea if Analog wants it. They might. I still need to flesh out the protagonist’s emotional arc and the like, but the first draft is done. It was like grinding out...D’oh!
I realized something about my script this morning. That scene on page 13, that I intended to be the initial incident? That’s a very good scene. It’s exactly the way it should play out. I should be very pleased with it. There’s only one problem. It...Aha!
I think I’ve got it! I’ve been slogging painfully through Lizardfic–it has a lot of world-building, and it’s all very complicated and I’ve been trying to work it in smoothly–and I just realized that… My protagonist isn’t...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...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...Getting back on the [insert mythological animal here].
I had two stories in progress when my cat got sick in December, and I hadn’t touched either of them since until today. Well, I just worked on one a little, and I really like it. It’s also 2700 words so far and I don’t think it’s even...Subscribe
