WARNING! Writer’s lament ahead!

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For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been racking my brain trying to work on the current script.  Only problem is – nothing’s happening.  And I don’t like it.

It seems to go beyond regular writer’s block.  I don’t know what the problem is.  Some may say “You’re thinking about it too much. Just relax and let it happen naturally.”  Tried that.  Nothing did.

I’m sure I’m just working myself up over nothing and it will fall into place like I’d like it to, but I don’t know when that’s going to happen.  And I still don’t like it.

It probably doesn’t help that I read a script called “BALLS OUT” and it’s supposed to be hilarious.  Didn’t seem that way to me.  Perhaps my sense of humor is too different from the rest of the writing community.  Maybe even old-fashioned.  I prefer to write something I think is funny, rather than shock in the name of comedy, which is what a lot of this script seemed to be.

Maybe I need some time to sit down with pen and paper and see what happens.  I’ll try that and hope for the best.  No doubt an upcoming post will reveal the outcome.

Yes, I know it’s been a while…

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But it’s been a bit hectic around here.

-No word on the script from the mgr/prod, but it’s only been two weeks.  These things cannot be rushed.

-In the meantime, I’ve been racking my brain trying to work on the new one. This has not been enjoyable.  It’s like I can’t get out of the previous draft mindset, and I need to.  This will be the focus of thoughts for the next few weeks.

-Work has gotten tougher because my shift has been cut back ANOTHER half-hour.  Ugh.  Drastic changes must take place, and that ball has been nudged.

-Almost finished with books I got at WonderCon last month, including 2 volumes of Essential Spider-Man.  Stan Lee may be a joke of his former self, but he did a fantastic job establishing the character.  I like Ditko’s art, but Romita gives it a certain something that makes it look cool.  Only downside – not in color.

-Started on The Terror, a historical thriller. Not bad, but already getting a little tough to keep the characters straight.  I hope it gets better/easier to do so as it progresses.

-It would appear my darling daughter may be going to the same school next year, which is not what we were hoping for.  On the plus side, she’s getting better at reading and writing.  Now if we could only downplay the superhero stuff…

-I’m going to make a sincere effort to try and update this at least every other day, maybe even every day.  We shall see.

Oops…

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It’s happened again.  I set out to try and post something every day, and of course it does not happen.  I’m so bad.

I’ll try to put something more detailed up later, but for now –

-My script was optioned.  Yay.  Don’t know if anything will actually happen, but at least I can honestly say it.

-Trying to get back in shape, and maybe start running again.

-Had a nice time at WonderCon.  Will look into posting photos, which are already viewable on Facebook, but it’s at least worth a try.

-Starting on yet another rewrite of my comedy, but will try to shorten it and implement suggestions from the writing group.

-Put actual music on my iPod.  Only just under 3 years after getting it.  Nice.

And….that’s it.  For now.

I think I’m getting the hang of this…

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I googled this thing a few days ago and lo and behold, there it was!  About 4th down the list, so maybe I’m doing something right.  Yay for me.

Quite a lot of stuff has happened since my last post…

-Still in waiting mode for the script thing.  Perhaps this is the week that the universe finally makes it all right.  Once everything is signed, I will explain all.

-Interesting side note to the above item.  A friend of mine from high school whom I reconnected with through Facebook said she had a friend who is starting out as a screenwriter and asked if I would be willing to talk to her.  I said sure.  She wrote me, I responded.  It’s hard to believe I can now claim the mantle of ‘advice-giver’.  Gosh.

-Watched the Oscars last night – sporadically.  I had other stuff to do, including laundry and helping my daughter with her reading homework.  The amazing part is I’ve only seen a handful of the films mentioned throughout the evening, but not one Best Picture nominee.  Of the 5, Benjamin Button, Slunmdog and The Wrestler are the only ones I’ll put on my Netflix queue.  Yes, like most writers, I dream of being there one day and what I would say if I won.  Don’t ask because I’m still editing it.

-Speaking of my daughter, she’s getting better at skating.  Didja know she wants to be a hockey goalie?  But first she has to learn how to actually skate.  After a few weeks of watching her from off the ice (definite improvement there), the instructor said maybe if I went out there, it would help boost her confidence.  So I went after work during the week.  I didn’t fall, but this was the ‘adults’ skating time, so I was probably the youngest person out there.  It doesn’t really boost one’s pride when a 75-year-old woman glides past you as you struggle to stay upright.  But again – I did not fall.  Two days later, I was out there with her class and did little better.  Again – no falling.  But it did a number on my lower back, so I have to start doing yoga again or some kind of daily stretching routine so as to avoid that from happening again.

-The comic geek in me is quite psyched about WonderCon this weekend.  My ponytailed chum Neil and I have gone for the past few years and it’s always fun.  Exhausting, occasionally expensive, but fun.  I’ve already got some items on my shopping list.  I may even experiment and put photos up here.

Until next time…

My gosh, this is frustrating AND annoying…

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I’m still trying to figure out how to work this thing.  You would think there’d be some kind of tutorial or something.  I may have to check out the YouTube one to see what I’m doing wrong.

In other news…

-The attorney I’ve worked with before has since left his practice and stopped practicing law, so my devoted wife helped me find another.  She is looking over the contract a manager/producer sent me and will hopefully respond with an ‘all clear’ so I can sign it and get started on working with him.

-The script I’m currently working on is once again proving to be a real pain.  Even worse, I’m in the section that to me needs the most work, as well as the most comedy.  Difficult stuff.

-It doesn’t help that I’m so tired right now.  Wifey has a potluck at her new employer tomorrow, and yours truly did the baking portion of her contribution.  Lucky for me, V’s soccer practice was cancelled due to rain, enabling me to rest at home before going to pick her up.

-Tonight starts the new semester of our French class.  Hope I can make it through in a conscious state.

-It would be nice to know if somebody besides me will eventually read these.  Have to wait and see, while studying and developing an understanding of the intricacies of this evil entity.

Later…