tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246111812012-01-25T04:22:19.868-05:00Words Blown Into Shapesglassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-2988054697330013252009-11-28T20:01:00.004-05:002009-11-28T20:24:17.058-05:00

If you're hoping to start producing your own movies, you should check out kickstarter.com, a quite interesting experiment in patronage.After checking out kickstarter and reading for several hours about the state of the indie film business, I had a long conversation with my wife about what I think of as my Backup Plan.My actual plan is to keep writing screenplays until someone decides to pay me

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-46827052764362688022009-06-01T04:45:00.003-04:002009-06-01T05:07:15.824-04:00

In my last episode (at the dawn of time), I related my misadventures working for $50 a day. Feeling now much better about everything after earning a real rate for a while, I'll relate why it is (on the whole) preferable to avoid working these cheap-to-free jobs, no matter how starving you may be.An illustration is in order. When I first moved to LA, optimism flowing buoyantly across my synapses,

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-53265594883099390722009-04-07T05:25:00.004-04:002009-04-07T05:40:29.455-04:00

http://blog.sagwatch.net/2009/04/05/rumor-watch-back-channel-deal-to-be-reached/This is good news even for lowly-PA-non-actors like me, and here's why.Regular PA work on a film or TV set usually gets you between $150 and $250 a day. Some gigs are lower, but this is pretty standard.Right now, work is really scarce, because the Screen Actors Guild don't have their shit together (blame whomever you

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-11836894239982299862009-03-02T05:14:00.007-05:002009-03-02T05:46:18.768-05:00

So after AGENT decided to send out SCREWBALL SCRIPT, he told me I should write another comedy. Here's the catch about that: all my other, most-beloved ideas were action-thrillers.I don't think of myself as a funny person. I didn't have any ideas for comedies.But it's stupid to ignore your agent's advice.So I came up with a bunch of comedy ideas and ran them all by AGENT. He said, "Write COLLEGE

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-41350449453040728372009-02-24T19:43:00.010-05:002009-03-02T05:12:57.852-05:00

Once a month my church has a movie night. Since it's a big church with lots of Hollywood insiders, they frequently invite people connected with the movie to appear as part of a post-screening panel discussion.I recently attended their screening of The Secret Life of Bees. Good movie; not what I thought it was going to be.Their panel this time consisted of some USC scholar no one cared about, the

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-43186335744124909412009-02-16T16:20:00.009-05:002009-02-24T19:40:54.901-05:00

Instead of going to see some low-quality remake last Friday, I worked an infomercial shoot. Another thing that happened that day: RAIN.For any non-Angelinos out there, I should clarify that it never rains in LA. This is one of the things that makes it such a great place to shoot movies and TV—you can schedule your shoot whenever you want without worrying about being rained out.Hahahahahahaha.So

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-80702874382501783152009-02-06T22:41:00.004-05:002009-02-06T22:57:31.921-05:00

In November, my newly-acquired agent (henceforth known in this blog as AGENT) sent out a script of mine (SCREWBALL SCRIPT) to several production companies. He sent me a list of the companies, along with the names of the executives at those companies who were in receipt of the script.A couple weeks later, I called him up about something else, and we had the following conversation:AGENT: And you

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-24152956048857709022009-02-04T21:12:00.007-05:002009-02-04T21:42:43.230-05:00

If you're ever trying to use the OS X Terminal to delete invisible files from a hidden folder that pretends the files aren't even there, and you become convinced that it would be a good idea to type the following command:rm -rv *DON'T DO IT. You will spend the next 10 hours sitting at that computer running Data Recovery Software and hoping you don't have to tell the guy who hired you to edit his

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-72663130940629906892008-09-15T19:43:00.004-04:002009-02-06T22:56:04.662-05:00

CONTENT REMOVED.Formerly my reel. Now nothing. I'm sorry for your loss.

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To my two regular readers: the next post exists to display video clips for reference by a potential employer. Feel free to disregard.

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My vacation is hours from ending, but I have actually accomplished what I set out to do.Firstly, I finished rewrites on the rom-com and sent it to an agent, as noted below.Secondly, I banged out the last 86 pages of the book adaptation I started some time ago.Finally, and most recently, I chopped a fairly ruthless 15 pages out of that script to get it under the 120-page marker.Now it goes out to

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-9654220322141897332008-04-01T15:14:00.005-04:002008-04-01T15:19:57.247-04:00

I make my return with the preceding image. This is the copy of my rom-com that I just finished sending to a talent agency, one of three that requested it.Celebrate even the small victories.I took vacation this week to spend every day working on writerly things. Broadly, this means writing, although I did spend the last three hours proofreading, making copies, hole punching, and visiting the post

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-40596686425308348502007-09-18T05:07:00.000-04:002007-09-18T05:15:51.097-04:00

I'm really starting to realize the validity of the idea that you should only write what you're passionate about.Plunk me down in the middle of a draft, two months into writing (since I have the discipline of a kitten), and I won't have the faintest idea what the career implications of this project are.I won't remember why I started this stupid script. I won't be able to think straight about

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-7884069326321601732007-08-17T00:49:00.000-04:002007-08-17T01:13:35.437-04:00

Marriage kills your discipline. Well, that's not true. It just gives you a million additional things to think about, so you never think about writing ever again. At least, not enough to do any.So I blame my wife. :) *But actually, I do have 23 pages of the Nightmare book adaptation done. It's going quite well, when it's going. I loves me my adaptation. It's like Michaelangelo and sculpting: I

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-37660011814056065732007-06-21T06:37:00.001-04:002007-06-21T06:38:52.756-04:00

I would just like to say, after reading a fine new feature screenplay by this guy, that I hate other writers.Stupid, talented people. Why must they exist to feed my self-loathing?

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-6771582785144527242007-06-19T03:23:00.001-04:002007-06-19T03:49:09.183-04:00

So I still exist, and I still write things down, and I still blog with the diligence of a baby goldfish, but the main difference, the really essential thing that separates the me who last posted from the current me is that one of us is wearing a ring to match the one pictured below.In short: got married.If I'm feeling really nice about it and if my attention doesn't wander, sometime later you

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-34273630324488228682007-05-02T00:32:00.001-04:002007-05-02T00:32:51.166-04:00

I think that about says it.

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-14759054209614177162007-03-09T05:18:00.000-05:002007-03-09T05:50:53.127-05:00

So finally I saw Borat. And it's really funny, I won't deny it. I laughed. A lot. And I was watching it alone—I don't laugh when I watch movies alone.It's also quite clear that Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius. Borat is an very smartly-developed character portrayed with stunning consistency throughout the film. It's too bad for him that Oscars do not get given to comedy actors.But Borat is a

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-56549973029467299302007-03-08T06:21:00.000-05:002007-03-08T09:29:04.122-05:00

So I went to London to see my girlfriend. Man, that girl is haahhhhht:Anyway, I'm back and ready to go on to my next rewrite, which I call the Polygamy script. Note the new progress bar to the right.This should kill some time while I wait for notes on the Rom-Com from Greg and Blair and David.

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All the cutting is done on my rom-com. I think. It's six pages longer than I wanted, but I think that might be okay.While I was at it, I worked in some character development and dialogue adjustments. I could probably keep tweaking this thing indefinitely, but I really feel like it's very close to finished, so it's time to get some Other Eyes on it.Other Eyes are good. They're fresh, and they can

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-82195053071295042842007-02-09T06:29:00.000-05:002007-02-09T06:28:36.624-05:00

So when last heard from, I was trying to cut 148 pages down to 100ish pages. Special thanks to Emily Blake for the progress bar info, which adds some snazziness (oh yeah, it's a word).I thought at first that I was going to have to cut huge chunks out of some of my favorite scenes, which kind of run a little long. However, I discovered that I can probably just go through and tighten them all up

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-54669819465544518152007-01-30T05:16:00.000-05:002007-01-30T05:27:25.705-05:00

At 5:08 a.m. EST, I finally finished this damn draft. Absolutely unbelievable, how much that thing grew in the writing. I already wrote it once! And it still wanted to get bigger when I wrote it the second time.I sound bitter, but I'm not. I'm just not as excited as probably some people (including me) are when they finish a rough draft, because this rough draft is actually also a second draft. It

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-32914443653847533012007-01-28T03:33:00.000-05:002007-01-28T03:43:40.445-05:00

I know my two faithful readers have been wondering what happened to me, and here's my explanation, but I warn you: you won't like it.Here it comes ...Ready?You know you want it ...Okay then, fine! The explanation is:I've been working my ass off.That's right, I've now become the thing that all blogging writers hate: someone who, when offered extra time to blog, chooses to actually write instead.

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-87848077949709690542006-12-20T00:54:00.000-05:002006-12-20T01:11:51.479-05:00

Remember when I wrote some time back about how I love rewrites and think they're the greatest time in the worldest?I take it back.Since then I've written a great grand seven pages. That's right. Seven. In two weeks.Now, as usual, I'm going to go ahead and blame work conditions. I also have a new excuse for your enjoyment: Winter.That's right, as an unforeseen byproduct of the third shift schedule

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-8432272967142053982006-12-08T06:00:00.000-05:002006-12-08T06:09:43.378-05:00

I like knowing Greg, because he's hooked up to the world of film, and sometimes he gives me unproduced scripts to read. I read two of them this week, and I realized something:I'm a better writer than most people.I know you're all surprised to hear that a screenwriter thinks himself better at the craft than other people who are actually making money (screenwriters are usually such humble people),

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-50065460365067584012006-12-07T06:04:00.000-05:002006-12-07T06:22:29.598-05:00

Rewrite time is a fun time. I forgot how much fun it is.Draft time is a fun time. In fact, it's probably the most fun time. But it comes with all these pressures. Namely, the pressure to create something new, and the pressure to create at lightning-quick speed.I subscribe (at least up until recently) to the idea that a first draft should be pounded out as quickly as possible, with as little

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-34361991847243534602006-11-28T05:40:00.000-05:002006-11-28T05:54:16.711-05:00

I'm not a plot guy.Some people can take an idea and go nuts with it. Tell them something you came up with, and they'll tell you ten other things that could go along with it and are probably better ideas anyway.Greg is one of these people. I hate that jerk.My friend Shawn is even more one of those people. Of course, I hate him less because he's not a writer, and therefore does not make me feel

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-8676577756494912252006-11-23T11:40:00.000-05:002006-11-23T11:50:11.820-05:00

My girlfriend is going to be a fashion designer.Hold on … I said that wrong. Do over.My girlfriend is a fashion designer.How do I know she is a fashion designer? Well gee, apart from the fact that she talks about fashion all the time, sighs every time we pass a shop with a badly-laid-out window, checks out scads of books on fashion from the library, comments on the clothes first with regard to

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-8358059310471116632006-11-14T02:07:00.000-05:002006-11-14T02:20:16.598-05:00

I caught myself doing something alarming today.See, I'm working on this comedy. I drafted it once. Now I'm rewriting it.It's kind of biting me on the ass at the moment. In a slow, deliberate, cud-chewing sort of way.I don't generally think of myself as a very funny person. Some people laugh at me. That may not always be by my choice. But often it is. Still, if anything, I'm more of a one-liner

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1161936204371930622006-10-27T03:53:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:05.251-05:00

So one of the projects I was going to do next was a book adaptation. I figured this would be fun to do, since I'm supposed to be all good at anaylsis and stuff.The novel in question is The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton, a personal favorite of mine.I started reading it last night and got about halfway through, reinforcing my belief that it would be super-easy to adapt to the screen.This

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1161760448311401892006-10-25T02:59:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:05.195-05:00

Man, I suck at this.But not as much as Blair, who hasn't posted in I don't know how long.We love you, Blair.Here is how bad I am at blogging: I posted an entry when I was at 110 pages on the most recent script, but I failed miserably to say anything at all when I finished the damn thing a few days later.At 147 pages, it was a notable achievement, but did I get out the blogging tools and carve my

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1159869688529976632006-10-03T05:49:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:05.133-05:00

Over a month since I last posted. Eek.I have excuses. I do. Travel. Hectic work schedule. Girlfriend. Sleep deprivation.But I won't use them. Because the truth is: I just haven't felt like blogging.This happens to me every few months. And you shouldn't feel slighted, Blogger. My other blog hasn't seen an update in an equally long time.But things are calming, and I'm working on scripts again, and

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1156409122297919022006-08-24T04:33:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:05.055-05:00

I did no writing tonight. Wednesday night is when I have the most paperwork and other crap to deal with at work, so I busied myself with that and then gave myself the last two hours to blog instead.However, after another 4ish hours last night, I have 50 pages on the script (now tentatively titled The Other Woman), averaging close to 5 per hour. It would be more, but I stuck myself in a bit of a

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1156240733935484422006-08-22T05:41:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.974-05:00

Some writers are all talk. They say they're writers. They say they're working on something. But when it comes right down to it, you start to notice after a while that they haven't actually produced any work in quite some time.There are times when I'm one of these writers. But now is not one of those times.Right now is draft time, baby!Ah, draft time. Truly 'tis a wonderful season in the writer's

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1155814446954810212006-08-17T07:26:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.914-05:00

So after not a few weeks of sitting around and thinking (see previous post), I finally thought I had a plot for the "Polygamy" script. I proudly packed my little notecards together and went off to a meeting with Greg, ready to pitch the hell out of the thing.I pitched. For twenty-five long minutes I pitched.Greg interjected. He made suggestions. He had thoughts.I got to the end. He didn't like it

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1154935876741737932006-08-07T03:25:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.827-05:00

You think that I'm a huge blog-slacker, but I tell you that what I really am is just a plain old slacker. I haven't blogged because I haven't done anything.I've sat around and thought.I've made a couple notes.I talked to Greg over the phone.But that's it.Got some notes from Blair about the draft I finished two months ago. If I can get some notes out of Greg about it, maybe I'll go back to that.I

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1151987735737520232006-07-03T23:58:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.766-05:00

There are two preferred methods of killing unwanted children. The first, of course, is to just kill them when they pop out. But this really doesn't involve enough tempting of fate for my taste. I prefer the old tried-and-true Roman adventure of taking them outside the city and leaving them to die, risking the off chance that someone else will come and pick them up, thus giving them the

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1151096617428901042006-06-23T17:00:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.698-05:00

Read 'em and weep, bitches..flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } This is the outline board for my current script, which I am calling the Redbeard story, pending an actual title.While I await comments from you lazy slackers who have the Cousins script (you know who

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1150435899659010572006-06-16T01:15:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.639-05:00

Last night at work I treated myself to a night of watching movies on the couch (I love my job). Why did I do this? Well, I'm glad you asked that, O jealous fellow writers.Because I finished a script.Okay, fine! I didn't finish the script. I finished the first draft. But it sounds so much cooler to say you finished a script.The 14-day Screenwriting Contest worked out well for me. I banged that

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1150104123769510402006-06-12T05:09:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.582-05:00

I was going to continue my argument with this post by Greg, but I went away before I could get there, and I don't care enough anymore. So we're done with that.More exciting (to me) is what's currently going on in the English-speaking world of screenwriting, the 14 Day Screenwriting Contest. This is a contest against one's self, so don't get excited that you might win something. In any case, it's

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1147829298132896522006-05-16T21:04:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.518-05:00

I thought it would be fun to respond to this post over at the Web of Lies and Deceit. Ignoring Greg's most recent ranting about the progress of his movie (love ya, man), you can just skip on down to the place where he starts talking about me.That's what does my ego good.First point:I have been told twice in pitches that audiences don't like to be manipulated or misled. I take great exception to

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1147087471285524802006-05-08T07:15:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.454-05:00

Bad news for Greg over at the Web of Lies and Deceit. Wail and gnash your teeth, aspiring screenwriters. Soon this will be you.But first, we've got to break story, yes? At least, that's where I am. As previously mentioned, my current concept is deep and expansive, offering multiple compelling possibilities for exploration. How to find the right ones?On Thursday, Greg and I hashed through it for a

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1146296585674739962006-04-29T03:23:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.382-05:00

I'm through my first week at the new job. Haven't gotten so much writing done, but actually more than I expected, so thus far my plan is working. Mwaahahahaha!!!I haven't done much because in addition to having to adapt my body to sleeping during the day, I am trying to finish up projects and tie off loose ends at the church where I [used to] work. This means I've been sleeping six hours or less

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1145922693278525402006-04-24T19:48:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.319-05:00

I got the new job about which I posted several days ago. As of this afternoon, I officially am employed by Lifeline Youth and Family Services as a Youth Treatment Specialist. I start work tonight.It's true that Lifeline pays mostly in thanks, so I'm taking quite the substantial pay cut, but this is a third-shift job where I will do practically nothing. Thus I will be able to spend almost eight

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1145414992312370922006-04-18T22:49:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.266-05:00

People who live around here know that there's a particular job that I really, really want.For those who don't: There's a particular job that I really, really want.Tomorrow I have an interview for it. Those who pray, pray that I get this.I'll let you know how it goes.

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1145249593707070562006-04-17T00:53:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.209-05:00

I got my next script plotted!! Aaahhhahahahahahahaha!!!Well sure, it blows right now. But tomorrow I'm going to talk to Greg about it, and he's a genius. So soon it will be amazing, you'll see!Of course, I'll have to actually write it then, but let's not discuss that right now.

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1144824644797634792006-04-12T02:27:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.152-05:00

When I grow up, I'm going to be in development.Okay, I'm not. I'm going to be a screenwriter. We all know this is the goal.But for the past couple days, I've felt kind of like I'm in development. For those unacquianted, development people are the ones who seek out scripts and develop them to the point where they can be good movies. That's a super-simplified definition, but it's not the point

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1144563948254539572006-04-09T02:25:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.078-05:00

This hasn't been the greatest week for writing. I'm shifting my daily schedule around, and the shift is only temporary. Soon my life will have to be restructured yet again. So far the weekend has been consumed with small group stuff and car-fixing adventures, and that's not the same thing as writing.But I did get some notes on my script from a couple people. One person (you know who you are - :)

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1144117135415320712006-04-03T22:18:00.000-04:002006-11-14T02:05:04.018-05:00

A few days ago I responded to an open invitation for guest bloggers from Church Marketing Sucks. Today they posted this piece by yours truly.How can I leverage this free publicity (term loosely used to describe literally tens of readers) to advance my screenwriting career?

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There's a scene in Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis, in which the main character arrives on a strange planet. When he steps out of the spacecraft that brought him, he looks around at the vista before him, and all he see are masses of blended color; he can't make out any objects. Eventually, his eyes adjust so that he has a context in which to recognize his surroundings, but at first his

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1143669931903038772006-03-29T17:05:00.000-05:002006-11-14T02:05:03.866-05:00

One summer when I was in college, I wanted to lose 25 pounds, so I decided I would go running every day. I mapped out a mile in my neighborhood and forced myself to go running as soon as I got home from work, at which time, by the way, it would be, like, 90 degrees outside.I hate running.But I kept doing it every day, and I lost a bunch of weight, and I even kept doing it when I went back to

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1143355876308174292006-03-26T01:51:00.000-05:002006-11-14T02:05:03.809-05:00

Had a mostly-swell weekend with the folks, who came on Wednesday. The part before the weekend would have been swell, but I was still pretty sick. Today I learned that I can actually put eyedrops in by myself.Feeling good about myself because I bought the new Ben Folds that I'd been procrastinating about at the same time I bought this old classic Fleming and John. Great stuff—you should really

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1143139147818388362006-03-22T20:35:00.000-05:002006-11-14T02:05:03.753-05:00

So here's why I haven't done a thing to my script since last posting.I finished my draft last Tuesday and gave myself the rest of the week off from writing. I'd been sick, and I was planning to go away for a weekend to a wedding. Besides, I wanted to get some distance from the script so my next take would be a little fresher.On Sunday, illness #2 came along.Four days later, I have finally found a

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1143139078562964072006-03-15T12:13:00.000-05:002006-11-14T02:05:03.693-05:00

So for the three of you have been wondering, the house is pretty much fixed (hurray for good water), and the rewrite has been finished and emailed to the interested party.I don't think he's too interested, because he seems to be leaning toward doing a short rather than a feature, but the whole situation gave me good motivation to finish the draft, so I'm not complaining at all.This draft was the

glassblowerscatnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611181.post-1143137751025658202006-03-11T01:36:00.000-05:002006-11-14T02:05:03.623-05:00

So, kids: dilemma of the moment.No, wait: setup.Last week, when I was meeting with my writing group (and by group I mean myself and this guy), Greg told me he'd pitched my current(!) script to a friend of his who might be making a super-low-budget feature this summer. Since my script is super-low-budget, Greg passed me this guy's phone number, and I gave him a buzz.I warned him that the script

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