it took me another week to pull out three more pages, but i did it – first draft is complete. 10 pages. it hardly feels like an accomplishment today, because for the whole weekend i really only had one line of dialogue and some scene descriptions to push through before it all came to an end. there was one little snag i hit that had me struggling to come up with answers for, and even what i wound up going with may be changed in the revisions process. but for now, it’s a script. a lucky bit of revisions today produced what i feel like should be an excellent title for the piece, which is shocking because usually titles are a big challenge for me. i had enough little surprises like that in writing this weekend that i feel very satisfied with where i am.
what’s next? i will do a second draft, trying to iron out what wrinkles are left in the script. then i have a bit of creative work i’ll need to do, while attempting to plan the actual shooting. the initial plan was, by design, to have something that will require only myself and one other to shoot, but now that i’m sitting with a short story that i actually like pretty well, i am considering bringing in an actor to replace myself so i can focus on directing. and possibly an additional crew member. i shouldn’t really get ahead of myself though, because i’m just not there yet. right now, i’m playing the role of screenwriter, and that’s all i need to be concerned with.
managing writing this past week was a bit rough. i should have had this script finished days ago, but the week was busier than usual, and it’s also getting harder for me to stay focused. maybe it was the spot i was writing though. difficult to say. in any event, i am comfortable taking a day or so away from the script, in hopes that a small amount of distance will give me fresh eyes.
in place of writing, for now i will focus on a far more important creative pursuit: pizza.