I'm not sure if I should be shocked or amused that the last post I made to this blog was back in early June. To say the year's flown by is not only a cliché, but a regular comment I keep hearing from both my off-line and online friends. What the hell is going on? Did someone speed up the timeline? I feel like it was just last week we were celebrating Christmas and here we are again, with only thirteen shopping days left.
New Book
What have I been doing, writing-wise, since June? To begin with, I decided to publish another collection of short stories again, this time without poetry. The working title is Secrets of the Foothills, which is a spin-off from the first book, In the Foothills (and yes, I have the title for the next one to follow this one). I have several stories completed, but unedited, for the new book, plus I have several stories plotted, but in various stages of completion. Needless to say, this has kept me very busy the second half of 2011. The book should be released by August 31st, 2012.
Screenplays & Television
At the same time, I've also been busy working on my screenplays (I have several in various phases of development). Writing those takes a totally different mental state and is a welcome respite from the short story writing. I've been getting a lot of interest in my scripts lately, too, so perhaps the industry is opening up a bit. Can I get a witness? No?
One of the most promising new projects I have in the entertainment genre is a TV series (a sitcom) that I think would be a hit, but as always, only with the right producer, director, cast and crew. I've already outlined a treatment with an entire season of plot lines written up. "All" I need to do is write up a synopsis for each episode and package the whole thing as a single treatment. Perhaps more to come on that later.
The Idea Jar
Finally, I made the "mistake" of opening up the idea jar. I do this sometimes and just collect random titles or phrases I read everywhere (including from Twitter), then writing them down to noodle on. From there, I just free-write a plot line based on the title alone. Amazing out of all of those, how many are viable future projects. To say I have more to write than I will have years to live is no exaggeration! Believe me, it takes a lot of discipline not to get sidetracked on any of these new ideas.
Seasons Greetings
That's all from our hill, where the wind doth blow and Christmas is nigh. Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season (especially you Druids, from whom we get the quaint custom of dragging dead pine trees into our homes).
Peace,
Michael
New Book
What have I been doing, writing-wise, since June? To begin with, I decided to publish another collection of short stories again, this time without poetry. The working title is Secrets of the Foothills, which is a spin-off from the first book, In the Foothills (and yes, I have the title for the next one to follow this one). I have several stories completed, but unedited, for the new book, plus I have several stories plotted, but in various stages of completion. Needless to say, this has kept me very busy the second half of 2011. The book should be released by August 31st, 2012.
Screenplays & Television
At the same time, I've also been busy working on my screenplays (I have several in various phases of development). Writing those takes a totally different mental state and is a welcome respite from the short story writing. I've been getting a lot of interest in my scripts lately, too, so perhaps the industry is opening up a bit. Can I get a witness? No?
One of the most promising new projects I have in the entertainment genre is a TV series (a sitcom) that I think would be a hit, but as always, only with the right producer, director, cast and crew. I've already outlined a treatment with an entire season of plot lines written up. "All" I need to do is write up a synopsis for each episode and package the whole thing as a single treatment. Perhaps more to come on that later.
The Idea Jar
Finally, I made the "mistake" of opening up the idea jar. I do this sometimes and just collect random titles or phrases I read everywhere (including from Twitter), then writing them down to noodle on. From there, I just free-write a plot line based on the title alone. Amazing out of all of those, how many are viable future projects. To say I have more to write than I will have years to live is no exaggeration! Believe me, it takes a lot of discipline not to get sidetracked on any of these new ideas.
Seasons Greetings
That's all from our hill, where the wind doth blow and Christmas is nigh. Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season (especially you Druids, from whom we get the quaint custom of dragging dead pine trees into our homes).
Peace,
Michael
1 comment:
As a fan of these update blog posts of yours, they have been missed.
Aug 2012... not that far off.
Screenplays. I do rather like working on screenplays, as well. A different change of writing, but similar in how I visually picture the flow in my head. At least for me it is.
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