So I mentioned awhile back that I've started work on a new screenplay, sans Dave. Things were going ok... I was plugging along, working hard on it. I think it was shaping up nicely...
And then. Splat. It just seems to have run out of steam.
I'm not sure what the deal is, frankly. I thought I was on the right path, but sometimes your writing gets ahead of your thinking. To wit - I know the characters. Who I want them to be, where I want them to go, what I want them to experience. And I know the general plot - what I want to happen and how I want it to end. Happy endings all around, right?
But... well... after getting a 2nd opinion and re-reading it myself, it appears to be a mess. The character's are actually not well defined at all. The plot's all over the place. And the supporting cast is sloppy.
I'm not tossing it. Au contraire... I'm stepping up my game and intend to work extra hard to bring it together. But for now, the whole thing's just... confusing and weird.
On this script I kind of jumped out of the plane without a chute. Or a clear landing spot. Now I need to regroup and get back to the plot.
- Charlie
P.S. No, we haven't heard from Producer Dude. Shocker, huh?
Once just humble low-rent screenwriters, Charlie & Dave have now evolved and write about writing, more than they actually... erm... write.
American expat Charlie is now in Beijing, and spins tales of life and business in China, while reporting on the local entertainment scene.
California expat Dave is now in New York, and spins tales of life, love, and survival in New York, while reporting on whatever it is people in Tarrytown do.
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