Fits, Starts, & Pygmies

Life kinda moves in fits and starts, ya know?

For example, Dave and I struggled to really get the "Horror movie" idea off the ground. We talked through a really killer concept, and even had some good characters forming up, but it never really got cranking beyond that.

But this new idea... I'll call it "Ghost Tribe" for now, just to be mysterious and alluring (I don't think we have a real title for it yet)... Has gelled together really quickly. In fact, late last week Dave sent me the first 30 pages, which he pounded out. And its good. Scary stuff in a couple of places. Lots of action. Some old school gore. And pygmies. That's right, baby... Pygmies! Plan now would be for me to edit, add the next scene or two, and then toss back.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Essentially the same process that resulted in the epic masterpiece known as SIEGE. But our writing process seems to happen in fits and starts. We stutter along for a bit... And then BAM... We crank.

Speaking of which, that beast continues to stutter along in fits and starts of its own. Dave blogged last week that the contracts were in the air. Unfortunately, over the weekend we learned (after... You know... Not actually receiving any contracts) exactly why we've been wise not to count our chickens on this gig.

The contracts are NOT in the air. To be precise, they never even left the ground. Apparently Producer Dude decided he'd wait for the money to 100% hit the coffers before mailing them. Nothing nefarious... Just a change of plan. So... Looks like we'll have to wait another week or so. Honestly at this point I can't remember when the dough is supposed to be in. Its changed so many times I can't keep track.

Fits and starts. No big deal. We knew going in that it'd probably be like that, and both just wait for the day it all comes together. Until then, we'll weave our tale of jungle terror, buried secrets... And killer pygmies.

Charlie

Keywords: b movie, Siege, screenwriting, screenplay, scriptwriter