Broken Fingers

Are your fingers broken? No?? Then why aren't you writing?

Written Writing Wrote

For the first time ever I am applying to job as a writer. Crazy. I am excited about it, but won't get my hopes up. However, the description sounds perfect for me. Let's see what happens.

WRITERS (non-union, part time)

WRITERS must feel that they have an arsenal of writing craft at hand, including dialogue skills such as double-duty dialogue, economy of words, character development and a snappy sense of humour that doesn’t entirely rely on pop-culture references. Think shows like: “Curb Your enthusiasm”; “Larry Sanders” and “30 Rock”. Writers must also have the ability to fashion non-narrative voice-over – “inner thoughts” that relate in an unobvious way to the on-screen visuals. They must also come up with whole-scenes, and whole-story ideas. Most importantly, they must be able to write for a 30-something, single professional female who is intelligent but has “blonde moments” (or neuroses).

Is that me or what?

Robbed Again, or The Farrelly Brothers are Bastards.

Once again I find that a great script idea is being made by someone else. This happens a lot to me. Of course the main difference is they are making movies, and I only have script ideas.

My some times writing partner Dwain D, Double D, had come up with what I recognized as a great Rom-Com script idea.

Free Pass, A married man and his wife grant each other the opportunity to have an affair with the celebrity of their desire. Things get a little out of control when these fantasy role games become a possible reality.

Lo and behold, I discovered that the new Farrelly Brothers movie, that just started shooting is THIS MOVIE.

Hall Pass: A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well.

Down to the title even. The only difference is the celebrity part. Which might even be part of it too.

The Farrelly Brothers even cast the movie with actors I would have used; Christina Applegate, Alyssa Milano, and Jenna Fischer, some of my favourite female comic actors.

I was exposed to this concept by an episode of King of Queens. Doug and Carrie pillow talk about who there fantasy person is. They agree if the opportunity ever came up they would get a free pass. Carrie decides on Mel Gibson, and Doug closes with "the girl who does your nails."

At the time I thought it was a very funny joke, but that's all. Then parallel to this, DD pitches the idea of Free Pass, and the idea just clicked, yes this would make a great feature.

And, apparently we were not the only ones to think so.

I hope it turns out good. I know it will.

Funny How the Page Doesn't Fill Itself

Why haven't I been writing? What is the deal? I have been holding out waiting to see if we sold Wheels of Fortune. Then recently I have been waiting to see if any funding came through for the few script outlines I have submitted.

I keep thinking if I buy myself a new laptop I will then be ready to write write and write. Yeah right.

However, that is no excuse not to be writing while I wait. Hopefully I am done wasting time, and now will be more motivated to get some ink to the page.

Times a wasting, so lets get to it.

Never Ending Proccess

Working in the Film and Television industry is a hard field to get a head in. Within that field probably the hardest area to work on is being a writer. Writers must be a self loathing group, why else would you try to make a living at it.

The big script sell that was building up for the last eight months for Wheels of Fortune has fallen through. At times it looked like a sure thing, then it sort of seemed doom. Then there was a glimmer of hope, but finally the producer decided to pass. Which was too bad.

We hit the ground running with that one and it looked like we were going to be very lucky making a sell on our first time out. Too keep my positive energy up, I do tell myself that I am lucky to have even gotten the script on to the desk of a big producer. let alone have discussions with him about it.

Wheels of Fortune isn't dead yet. The local producer who had been working as a go-between for us, still has a few ideas to milk some life out of the script. So we can only hope that something can be done with it.

The next step is to get an agent who can knock on doors and hawk the script for us. Its a strong story and can have a life for the right team.

Mean while I am working with my local producer to secure some development funds for a new script idea, or two even.

Keep moving ahead and never be discouraged.

Motivation

I desperately lack motivation, however I am determined to write massive amounts this year.

The Blank Page

Is it a tell-tale sign that I haven't been writing in my blog about writing? Does that suggest to you that I haven't written any thing to write about, or does it say that I am not writing at all?

Or maybe it shows that I am too busy writing to write anything (in my blog). Wishful thinking.

Either way, it is telling me to keep writing.