Z is for Zeal

It's the passion I have for writing, and knowing that there are few words with "Z" that I could actively use.   Back on topic.  I do feel writing is an important part of my life, and I can only grow if I keep working towards getting better at my craft.  What did that mean?  It meant embarsing story structure, and learning a thing or two about how I am not right all the darn time.   It's a blessing to have zeal.  It's also a blessing to love something enough to accept changes. 

XY is for XY

XY is the chromosome for men. My screenplay focuses on a guy who's an ass and must redeem himself. It's been a tough sell at first, but it taught me to shed my reserve and conservative mindset. Can't be timid trying to complete a comedy. I still have a lot to learn, Writing can be fluid at times, flexible. Other times impassable.

The men in the story go through changes, some good, some embarrasing, some real blissful moments. The journey is really what counts, and I have to get it right or I'm in the wrong.

W is for Wishing

Sleeping in bed next to nothing wishing you were here with me
How many times must I have the same dream?
How many times must I wake,
And taste the bitterness of reality?
So I keep wishing you were here with me
Wishing to feel the heat of your body,
the touch of your soft skin,
To stroke your back and hair
With tender loving care
To fall in love with you over and over again.
For you my lady, I can't stand
The distance  between us
Call it desperation,  Call it love
But I've had enough of being apart. 
The phone calls ring untrue.
And emails won't do. 
Until I'm with you,
I keep wishing, wanting and waiting
For the comfort I once knew. 

V is for Vindication

For those not in the know, I took screenwriting this quarter.  It was one of those classes I was nervous about, in spite of being a writer.  Confidence was not my strongest suit in class.  Well I'm doing well because I won my professor over.  The prof believes in writng structure (see the books I wrote about in my last post).  I adhered.  I worked, I wrote.   I feel good about the final results.  It could have been one of those real bad experiences where I hate my experiences.   It's not. 

U is for Useful

I've read a few books and I want to share them with you because they are useful to writers.  The first is The Writer's Journey.  It gives the classic archetypes/structures of characters in stories.  My professor believes in this book, and wanted us to read it before class started.  It is a good book, and I love that it  makes sense to me. 

The next book is, Your Screenplay Sucks.  This book has been my friend as I wrote my screenplay.  It gave me a lot of good points and issues to look out for as I write.  For example, the word "is."  Try to find new ways to write a sentence without the word "is" in there.  For example, Caroline is walking towards her bed."  Try "Caroline collapses on bed."   Minimize your word usage.   Keep it simple.   Learn to cut words out.  You get the picture.  

T is for Tagline

A tag line or log line is telling your movie in one or two sentences. I wonder if I can do it in six words. I love a challenge.

S is for Scripts

It seems my writing mojo decided to keep in touch. I have a bit of a buzz as I write a screenplay for my class. Let me tell you, this has been a good journey for me. I need to keep myself going in the best way possible with the creativity. Before taking the class I did feel a little worried and apprehensive about it. I didn't know if I could produce thirty pages.

However, that voice in me that tells me that I should try the class won out. I feel now I have a chance to win at this class and turn in a dynamite script. It is a rated "R" comedy, and i intend to make the class blush from being obnoxious. I want to write more and more. I want a screenplay for every occasion, and story I see fit to write. I need to write more scripts in my life. It will make me feel good about my life. Not just rated "R." I'll take that "G," "PG" "PG-13," "NC-17" or "Unrated." I'm not afarid to change gears.

Like Mortal Kombat I want to rock a flawless for the final round of my class. Go me!

R is Realize

Have you ever had a moment where you paused, and felt like you need to make some things happen? I feel like that about now. It's like a dozen things I should get done and be ready for what comes my way. Call it a creative moment. Call it me hunch.

Q is for Quota

I wonder how many posts I will make this month. I always start off with good intentions, but fall off. To my defense, I have been busy with screenwriting and my lit films class. Seen so many film versions of Pride & Prejudice, that I think I need to get married now before my father passes, and the property goes to someone else. Damn you Darcy. Why do you irritate me? Lizzie and Jane, why do I care what happens to you in each freaking version of the film (even the Latter Day version)? Oh no, here comes Mr. Collins. :-( LOL

P is for Primeval

I love this show. Watching BBC America. They lured me in with dinosaurs, and I could NOT stop watching it. For some reason I love Helen Cutter's character. She's turned very amoral, and lethal. Some interesting sub stories developing, and I *don't* want to ruin it for anyone, so needless to say I like the show, dinos, and characters. One complaint a brother has, was for the hope of seeing more people of color on the show, and it looks like there is an attempt to do so. :-) I will stay tuned for the next season.

Did I mention that Primeval rules? ;-)