Ok, so you remember what I said about putting off my novel and focusing on some other stuff? Well, I went a couple of days without writing in my novel, and by the end of it, I decided to change my mind. I’m going to go for it–and if I end up writing too much, well, I’ll just split my time between two projects. I’ve really gotten into this world that I’m writing, and I don’t want to leave it until the story is finished.
I am working on another project with my friend Steve, though. He was my roommate last semester, and he’s a film major. We get along REALLY amazingly well, and we decided to get together to write an online tv show. He’s really gungho about it, feels confident that once we finish the script, we can get funding and actors and all kinds of other stuff. He also thinks that it could be profitable. As for me, I’m more interested in just writing the story, but I’m also excited about this. Because, if this is a webisode series (I’m not sure exactly what you call it–it’s a tv series not on a tv), and we’re the ones who can write and direct it, then I want to make sure that it’s actually good! I mean, the biggest complaint I have with the stuff coming out of Hollywood is the horrible writing–and it’s really not the writers’ fault, it’s the system’s fault. #$%! Hollywood! So, if this is something we’re writing by ourselves, I’m going to make sure that it’s actually good! So far, we’ve just been working on the basic concept of the story, and we have some really good ideas, but I’m going to wait to post about it until we get a little further (and after Steve tells me he’s ok with me blogging about it).
On another note, I found a really interesting podcast. It’s called Tor Podcasting, and the first episode I downloaded was some kind of a panel between sci fi writers / bloggers, and it was really interesting. They said that when aspiring writers had a blog, it really helped the editors to get a feel for them as writers and in some cases helped move them out of the slushpile and on to other things. It’s not a silver bullet, of course, but it seems that blogging could be a good thing for aspiring writers. Which means a couple of things: 1) I need to be more careful about my grammar on this blog–make my rambling more coherent and pleasant to read–and 2) I need to blog about something more interesting than how many words I wrote each day! So, I will probably be making these improvements in the near future.
Other than that, I’m off to go camping with my friend Steve and my other old roommates! No, seriously–they set up a tent in their living room, and they’re going to sleep in there while watching some really amazing nature documentaries in HDTV! It’s going to be SWEET!! An excellent opportunity to relax and write a bit!
And so, with that, I’m off! Bye!
