Ravaged by Attila

This script is proving itself pretty tough. I've been changing it as per the Screencraft people's advice, because they were right about the pacing issue. I finally went in and found it. I think I worked the kinks out. And I whittled down the characters. And I let the main plotline shine through. I guess they weren't big on ensemble pieces, but that's understandable, because it did create a really shaky narrative. In any case, it's been fixed. I'm through the rewrite draft, which is a BIIIIITCH. But it was managed in a week. I've got a couple contests I was going to drop it in this month, so that's good.

Also, I have yet to hear back from the Screencraft folks, regarding the quarter-finalists. It's not bad at all. I'm actually pleased to know that they're trying their best to do a really good job. I think I can MAYBE get into the quarter-finals, but probably not much further. Which isn't a bad thing. I mean, I submitted the script as soon as I finished it. I needed the intensive review more than anything else. The industry hook-up and final draft material would have been welcome relief though. Celtx is getting wonky sometimes (but thankfully not now). I'm losing trust in it. In any case, the plan is to ensure that this one isn't the hillbilly brother-cousin of the previous script, and that it's definitively better. Then I plan on throwing down on the other two contests (which escape me now) and probably the Blacklist. If they liked my samurai piece, they're gonna shit when they read this.

I'm convinced. My method is down well enough that I can make an epic in the designated Hollywood time-frame. Ten weeks for the first draft, four the next. I can do this with ease now, My shit is marketable (according to them), and I know what I'm doing. It's inevitable, like a glacier. But it would be great to have a job I enjoy that pays well and grants some measure of respect. Eh. It'll happen when it happens.

Also, I got the Greek script planned out. I just need to write the damn thing. But it'll be good, and as the standalone first part of a trilogy, it should be extremely marketable. They said my last one read like 300 or Troy, but that was 5 scripts ago. I'm likely a shitload better now. And this plot is linear, which is a fucking treat. But, it needs to be written first. I think I just need to have The Hun in a more manageable status right now. If it was an open-heart surgery, the patient is stabilized and I just need to close her up. I'd like it closed up before I go into the next one.

Now to plan my World War II script. My muse is a god damn dominatrix.