A Small Step But A Step Nonetheless
Well, it’s done. Well, almost done. I’ve submitted Things People Do into two of three screenwriting competitions I’m taking a swing at before year’s end. It’s a small step, but a step nonetheless. At least the script is out there now, in some way, and I feel like I’m doing something with the material even … Read more
SHOTGUN Project Journal: Reworked
Jamal Hankins aka SCRIBEREGLYPH THINGS PEOPLE DO (drama) SHOTGUN (drama)
TPD-2nd Draft Project Journal: Starting the 2nd Draft
I was going to wait until Monday to post this, but I couldn’t answer the question, “What am I waiting for?” January 1st has come and gone which means I’ve started the second draft of “Things People Do”. I’ll be working on this project for the rest of the month, then I’ll switch out to … 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: 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
30 Days Of Writing: Day 19
Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why? At first this was yet another hard question to answer, but after some serious thinking, I found a winner. The answer to this question is a Korean female in her mid 20’s named Kyung Mi Woo aka Kyky. She is the co-worker, “partner”, … Read more
TPD Project Journal: Finally Finished…I Think.
Finally finished editing Things People Do this past weekend…I think. What a satisfying feeling. I don’t think I’ll need to do anymore editing. I actually wound up cutting out two scenes, minor scenes, which is why they were cut. But pretty much, everything I started with has managed to stay in scene wise. The most … Read more
TPD Project Journal: Argument Dialog
The other day, I edited a section of the screenplay where two of my Main Characters, Robert and Shanna, forced each other to confess and own up to a couple secretes they’d been keeping from each other. Normally, it would’ve been a full on argument, but at this point in the script, both characters are … Read more
