SHOTGUN Project Journal: 60 Scenes Deep
Last week went rather smooth. I developed the Main Characters, Subplot Characters, and Supporting Characters who’ve all grown to be…a passionate bunch of people to say the least. They know what they want and have no problems going after it/each other. I was able to knock out the sequences/chapters in a bout a day and a … Read more
SHOTGUN Project Journal: Reworked
Jamal Hankins aka SCRIBEREGLYPH THINGS PEOPLE DO (drama) SHOTGUN (drama)
Pre New Year Goals
This past year has been good for me in my personal life and writing life. The two greatest things that have happened to me personally are 1) Reaching four years of marriage. 2) Witnessing the birth of my first child, a little boy, Christian Thomas Hankins. Friends and family say that I spat him out … Read more
TPD Project Journal: Press Start
Okay, now, I’m ready to start…again, ha, ha. I’ve finally finished prepping material for the second draft of “Things People Do”. It was a fun process, revisiting the characters, interviewing them, getting to know more about them, adding new scenes. I’ve added a lot to the beginning of the story to show how things were … Read more
TPD Project Journal: Scene 1, Take 1, Draft 2, ACTION!
Okay, so, I’ve rewritten the synopsis of the main plot/concept, reworked the outline and chapter summaries, re-envisioned the locations, and I’ve re-interviewed the characters who all have grown a bit more colorful since last we met on the page. Now, I’m at a stage that I think will be a lot of fun, and that … Read more
TPD Project Journal: Good, Getting Better.
Well, I’ve been gone for the last couple of weeks battling a bout of blog-burnout due to 30 Days of Writing. I still have four more days of 30DOW to go and I’ll knock those out soon enough. Though I haven’t been blogging, I have been writing. Actually, rewriting…somewhat. As some of you know, I … Read more
TTABE Project Journal: Character Interviews
Well, its Week” for me again. This week I’ve decided to slow things down a bit with the screenplay. I haven’t really been following my writing process like I need to. The idea behind this story came so swift and unexpectedly that I basically started writing the script right after I finished the concept and … Read more
AMACHI Project Journal: Oh Yeah, About those Derjjuwa…
I’m still reading over what I’ve written for Amachi’s story and would like to share some of it with you today. Part 1 Amachi is a zi’Den warrior. She is a Derjjuwa, perhaps one of the last if not the last. Below is a little information about these great warriors. The Derjjuwa (derg-wah) For centuries, … Read more
