NYAH!

So, I realized that I focus far too much on my writing, which is the point of this, of course. But it's come to the point where I'm neglecting my life. It's a fine line, as I'm pretty damn devoted to my purpose, but how could I write what I know, if all I know is writing? It becomes a catch-22. So, you've been forewarned. I'm going to start doing little life-blurbs in these.

So I'm working on developing out my ancient script, and instead of starting on the characters and giving them stuff to do, I'm trying to focus on my main storyline and what's necessary for it to run, with particular focus on my first-string characters. I have a couple relevant subplots and my themes already established. My characters are basically different ways to focus on the thematic statement. So that should be fun to explore. And my villains are both antithetical to my main character. And I based my main character on my homie, Cloud, so the voice is already pretty much in my head. I could write her dialogue in my sleep.

Right now though, I'm in that awkward gathering stage, where I'm picking what things I want in it. And I have some strong shit in here, but I'm trying to get the broad strokes planned, and then see if I can make them stronger, cooler, more original. I learned a lot from y year in Aurora. My big thing was watching Game of Thrones, and I learned "sexposition" on my own. More broadly, it boils down to delivering exposition while something more interesting is going on. So if you've heard the story, or if story bores you, here's something else (like boobs). So I'm implementing it. It's brilliant, really. I just hate the gathering stage, because it feels lazy. Days of not actively writing, just brainstorming. I'm too gung-ho to sit around and think for too long. Which is in-and-of-itself a problem, as I end up pushing relatively-undeveloped scripts. *shrug*
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Personal stuff. Went on a roadtrip with the roomies, and it was good. I pretty much got whatever bug was in my system regarding future-roomie out, which is a good positive step. Bad decisions don't become good ones because you want them to be. Better to purge bad ideas from your system than run with them and suffer the consequences down the road. And I've spoken with a friend about my crush on a mutual friend, and she said she'd give that a gentle push. I can take it from there. I've come to a couple conclusions regarding my life.

1) I observe too much, often eschewing action in favor of continued observation.

2) I need to stop being the "honorable" guy and take opportunities that come my way. The next time a buddy's crush likes me, I'm going for it. Sorry in advance.

3) I think I caught whatever virus Pam had during the trip, because I'm probably going to yak. Until better times, internet-peeps.