TPD Project Journal: Survival Of The Fittest!
Today’s the last day of this week. The last day that I get to edit “Things People Do” for the next two weeks while I work on my other projects. At the beginning of this week, the screenplay stood at 113 pages. Through the week, I’ve managed to trim it down to the 108 pages … Read more
AMACHI Project Journal: Fighting
Growing up in Brooklyn, East New York, watching Saturday kung fu flicks on Channel 5, and with my entire household being Bruce Lee fans, I love action sequences. Fight scenes to be exact. For me, there’s nothing better than a good fight scene. The intimate conflict between characters physically played out through hand to hand … 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
Rules, Rules, Rules: Story Development
With an art form and business like writing there are TONS of rules to follow. Some are factual, industry standard if you will, but most are preferential, a thing of individual comfort. Now, the tricky part is to differentiate between the two. There are thousands of rules floating around. One rule is “Show, Don’t Tell”. … Read more
AMACHI Project Journal: Oldie But Goodie
Amachi is an African female name that means: “Who knows what god has brought us through this child.” Amachi is also the name of the main character and title of the fantasy novel that I am currently working on. I’ve been working on this story, on and off, since 2006, and can give credit to … Read more
