First of all, I want to apologize for such a long period between posts. I am not going to lie to you, I haven't been busy...I've just had nothing important to write about. Things haven't been going the best for me as of late, I am unemployed and the city I live in doesn't seem to have any job openings. I can't even manage to get an interview at A&W. However, despite that, I am trying to not let it get me down too much, and I have been working on a side project that I am really excited about.
This side project is my ultimate dream!! As an (untrained) writer, I have big dreams for myself but those dreams seem so unreachable most of the time. Well, I decided to take matters into my own hands and do something I've wanted to do for years.
I am writing a screenplay! Yep, that's right...a movie!! I've had a few different ideas I've been tossing around for years, and I have finally taken the steps to get the ball rolling. I have a contact in California who is helping me through the process and is a distinguished screenwriter and editor. Writing a screenplay is not an easy job. At first, I figured "how hard could it be? I am a good writer!!". Well, writing dialogue in such a way that you can portray every ounce of feeling and emotion, while still progressing in the story....is difficult. It is much easier to sit down and write a short story or a short novel. When writing a screenplay, you aren't writing things like "Sally was frightened for her life walking down the narrow ally after work. She has seen far too many bodies to feel safe anymore." That doesn't work for a screenplay. Instead, I have to write her exact thoughts while walking alone down the dark ally-way, I have to write it in such a way that the actress has an easy way to portray the fear Sally is feeling.
But, despite the massive challenge I have taken on and the tediousness of writing 2 pages and having to go back and re-write them 10 times to make it fit together nicely...I love it! I have 3 ideas I am going to run with and all I can do is hope and pray that someone...somewhere, decides they like it and want to buy it. I've been reading The Screenwriters Bible and it has SO much amazing information. It is by far the best book I have ever purchased! One piece of interesting information I loved reading was this....according to this book (used by the writer of The Kings Speech, Social Network..etc) 70% or more of screenplays are bought for no less than $100,000...and that 70% are never even made into movies! Naturally, my ultimate dream is to see my screenplay be made into a movie (even a low budget film). However, I would be happy to just sell a screenplay for a good amount and hopefully use that to promote myself a little more.
Anyway, that is what I have been working on lately. I am not going to reveal what the screenplay is about because there are some legal issues and likeness rights business to take care of before anything is revealed...but, I will post soon with some more information!
-Drea
