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The Familiar Kind is gaining steam. I will update this blog to include a few new scenes to show you all how my process happens. I think it is noteworthy to mention that Aaron Hess at the Gersh Agency is doing pretty much the same thing as I. I haven't checked it out yet but I read an interview with him that was conducted by Evan Hewitt (my research instructor at FSU) that Aaron mentioned he was planning a blog that had the subject of writing a screenplay as it happens. That is what I am... Read Full Story

This is a story that I am building between my FSU chores and life. The point of the project is to perfect a scene so that it demands that the reader reads on. I am also purposefully using horror cliches in order to make the cliche my own. Truly, it may be a cliche but if you add your own meanings then it becomes yours. I find the use of omnaetopaias to be essential in my horror screenplay. When I speak it out loud it even creeps me out. 2-3 pages per scene is my aim because I believe... Read Full Story

The cliche is always spoken against in writing, but time and time again we see the same shit appear in movies. These guys are making money while telling newbies to never use the cliche! It's all a cliche whether it is a phrase or an entire scene. *** INT. CHURCH - NIGHT A MAN kneels in front of the image of the CRUCIFIED LORD. He WHIMPERS and MUMBLES a prayer. MAN (mumbles) ... us sinners... FOOTSTEPS echo from behind. The MAN lifts his head and the sweat glistens on his face... Read Full Story

Are people really afraid someone will steal their idea if they show their work before they register it? I find it highly unlikely that even if I showed the first scene of something marketable that another writer could continue the project and continue its marketability. The Truth The simple fact is you have no original ideas. Everything has been said and done and you cannot possibly create an original idea. It is all a big rehashed cliche with new characters and twists but believe me... Read Full Story

In Rebellion I have to display the internal monster within this child. Rebellion against our parents' rule. I need to display that within every baby there is the potential to become an evil little monster. Regret for every moment of argument and hatred is what I am trying to point out as the MAN rushes to his possibly dying father. I use images of a father and an infant sleeping peacefully together to show a contrast between the innocence and what we become as we grow into adults. I didn't... Read Full Story

Rebellion is a 3 minute short film about regret and what goes on in an ex-asshole's mind when he thinks his dad is going to die before he can get to him. *** INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT A MAN sleeps and is suddenly awakened by a CELL PHONE text. EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHT A car speeds. MAN (V.O.) I spent most of my life trying to go too fast. Of course I had thought of it before, but it was that night that I remembered that I had forgotten to say something. INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT A... Read Full Story

It has been quite a while since I tended to my blog. I thought I would stop in and say hello once again. Hi! A lot has been going on with my writing and I have had some success in my life. In August of 2010 I was able to get some money (gift from my Mommy and Daddy [Yes you pricks, I said 'Mommy and Daddy' because I have the best in the world!]) and I opened a small film company after purchasing two Panasonic HVX200 camera's. I realized through getting back in touch with my best friend/cousin... Read Full Story

How many of you enjoy them? I find them to be the best exercise to warm up for a day of writing. Trying to think of the right word that the hint (the more vague, the better the feeling of guessing correctly) refers to is probably the closest thing to creative writing (or any writing- for that matter)that one can get. The New York Times has some very tough puzzles that challenge me and are very gratifying to solve. If you don't solve crosswords you should try it. Your vocabulary tends to... Read Full Story

How many of you enjoy them? I find them to be the best exercise to warm up for a day of writing. Trying to think of the right word that the hint (the more vague, the better the feeling of guessing correctly) refers to is probably the closest thing to creative writing (or any writing- for that matter)that one can get. The New York Times has some very tough puzzles that challenge me and are very gratifying to solve. If you don't solve crosswords you should try it. Your vocabulary tends to... Read Full Story

Sometimes I get to the point where my writing is so intense, I forget about the blog. HA! Well anyways, I am back to updating at least weekly. I am finished with the Cemetery Dance story and I am just fine tuning it. I also have 30k words on the latest novel written. Enjoying the time between the two projects and hoping to soon get out there for all to read. I'm addicted to this daydreaming business. :D I also need to find a copy editor. I've been researching First Editors and they seem... Read Full Story