The first 3 days of writing the first draft went pretty well. In a very short period of time, I completed 23 pages. Then, I crashed. I haven't written anything in a few days because I am trying to mentally envision how the middle part of the movie is going to go.
The next 50-60 pages will be the meat of the movie. Dave Trottier calls it "The Middle", and it follows the Big Event of the film and ends with the Crisis point. Though I have bits and pieces of this part of the movie worked out, there are some elements that I am not comfortable with-- So it looks like it's time to go back to the story boards.
In my personal life, things have been getting intense. My new semester has started at school, and I am at the halfway point until graduation. With my wife working full-time at Walmart, I have been trying really hard to find time to write while making sure the kids have what they need every night. Plus, I have to deal with homework and getting up early in the morning.
This week seems to be a week for friends. One friend of mine has been in Iraq for the last year, and arrived home yesterday. It was a pleasant surprise when he showed up at my Open Mic Night last night. I only wish that there had been a crowd at the show... it was dead. Another good friend of mine, N-Diggity, is coming to visit this evening to go over the script with me. N-Diggity is an excellent writer and wild thinker, so he is an ideal collaborator on this project.
Dave Trottier is not in any way affiliated with Mark G., or this Blog. He owns the rights to "The Screenwriter's Bible", and more information on him and his books can be found at www.keepwriting.com. I own a copy of the book, and am a fan of the material and its author, as it is the definitive work on how to write for film.
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