Long-Ass Update

Okay, some things that I'll try to keep brief.

I did the Blacklist with my other scripts, but ultimately what I found out is that my pacing and action are on-point, but I need to tone down the set pieces, as everyone says they'd be absurdly expensive. Also, they say my characters are flimsy. That can be fixed, and I'm in the process of making the characters for my next two babies beautiful. That aside though, I got a 7 and 5 on Shogun and a 6 and 4 on Anabasis. (Though I think the 4 is undeserved, as he said it was comparable to Troy and 300, which each grossed half a billion dollars.)

The whole thing was a bit of a dick-kick, and I got a bit mopey for a week. Then I remembered that I came as far as I did in only two years, and I NEED actor-bait to get these bitches sold. So my goal for the next year is to master characters. So far, I think my current projects are better. Voice seems to come naturally for them, and they're a bit more...idiosyncratic. Certainly more memorable.

I'm also experimenting with rough-draft pacing. At one point I'd do one scene a day, which was insanely slow. Then I did two a day, and it worked, but was still slow. Now I write the whole thing out on Office, print it, and convert a page a day, so at 20 pages, I'm done with the rough draft in just under three weeks.

Also, the reason I was gone for so long was because my prior laptop gave up the ghost and my fans stopped working. It'd get overheated and straight die. So I got a new one and I'm loving it. It's an Envy. The only thing I dislike is the lack of disk drive and Microsoft Office. That's like selling a car with all the bells and whistles, but no stereo or wheels. Greedy fucks.

Also, I did the online dating thing and I have a date tomorrow with a lovely lady that I hung out with last week. Part of my is all "NO, you don't want to settle down," and another part of me is all "It's dinner, not a wedding ring." So, who fucking knows.

Well, that wasn't long at all. Hardly a disappointing thing though.