My breakthrough came just in time. I’ve hired someone in the ‘business’ to go over my screenplay draft and it’s due tonight. I’ve been writing for 12, 15 and 18 hour days. And guess what??? It’s been a blast. Frustrating as hell sometimes. But all in all. Great FUN! I don’t have much time to [...]
I want to share the best ‘quick’ resource for formating a screenplay. Here’s the link: http://www.storysense.com/format.htm I’ve made some mistakes so I’m going to spend the day reformatting. I’d rather lay down on a floor mat. I’m missing a lot of Yoga over this screenplay. My what a deadline will do.
I think that writing letters to the Universe is one of the BEST things I’ve ever done. It’s interesting how even I’m not clear about what I want. If I don’t know it’s hard to have the Universe line up. Perhaps if is but I can’t see if because I don’t know what I’m looking [...]
OK. Ten steps forward. Stop. No, ten steps back. No maybe sideways. Damn, I am stuck again. Should Christopher take the lead? No! I think Nicole is going to call the shots. Then how do they work together. If Christopher is the lead then he has to be more aggressive, but his character just isn’t [...]
Sometimes the Universe provides us with a break even if we don’t think we can afford to take one. I’ve been in Chicago the last few days. I was invited to give the opening keynote for Fortune Brands. What an amazing group of companies. I had the opportunity to meet and speak with their CEO [...]
It may not sound huge to you but it feels huge to me. My original screeplay submitted to a screenplay competition was ranked in the top 200 out of thousands. That was my original story which some experts said wasn’t good. Hmmmm…… I think the key is stay true to yourself and your inspiration. That [...]
Well, I’ve found that over the last week I’ve been blocked, had breakthroughs, gotten stuck and unstuck more times than I can to remember. Each time I find a new way to move forward is exhilarating. Each setback the pits. It is difficult to not blame myself for not thinking harder or smarter. I often [...]