Better Than the Opposite Problem, I Suppose
Ideas for stories come to me much faster than I can get them out. When it’s time for me to begin a new project I’m sometimes paralyzed by only being able to choose one.
Flash Fiction Fridays: The Deepest Sleep
This week I’ve given romance a shot. I wanted to capture the feeling of a relationship more than any particular action or event, and it ended up being the shortest flash fiction yet: barely over 150 words.
THE DEEPEST SLEEP
When she smiled at him, the entire world disappeared, cast away to some distant, silent place. And [...]
A CARRIER Panel in Progress
Daniel posted this yesterday: a rough study of a panel from page 7 of CARRIER.
And, in case you’re interested, here’s my script for that panel:
You’ll notice that, while still rather detailed, this panel description is much briefer than those from the first page. There’s a couple reasons for this. One, my scripts are always much [...]
Now Appearing at Jim Hanley’s Universe
Well, they called yesterday and asked me to come in this afternoon to start. So it looks like my resume was effective and I will now be part of the Jim Hanley’s Universe family. It will be interesting to see how working again will affect my writing productivity. Traditionally, working has done something in my [...]
More Caleb Music Television
Another week of Caleb Music Television has gone by. It’s still not having the desired effect of increasing subscriptions to my MySpace blog. But I’m going to continue running it for one more week, since I’ve already selected the programming. Which means if you’re on MySpace there’s still time for you to get over there [...]
Interview Part Deux
The interview went well, due in no small part to my Meltdown pedigree and a recommendation letter from the awesome Tony Edwards. They’re going to finish up the rest of their scheduled interviews and I should hear something by Wednesday or so.
First Page: CARRIER Roughs
Here are Daniel’s roughs based on the page 1 script I posted a few days ago. This is the first version:
My only note was that I wanted Clara facing us in the third panel, rather than away from us. Daniel agreed with me and took a second run at Panel 3. I like the way [...]
Flash Fiction Fridays: Diabolos Ex Machina
Since my first attempt at a horror flash fiction wandered a bit astray, I’ve tried it again.
DIABOLOS EX MACHINA
The alley was bitterly cold, but Simon didn’t notice. The fight had heated his blood and he felt overly warm inside his thick coat. He was kneeling on a man whose face felt like oatmeal every time [...]
Interview
Got a call today for a job interview on Monday at Jim Hanley’s Universe. Will keep you posted as and when there’s anything to post.
First Page: CARRIER Script
Here’s a peek at what one of my scripts look like. This is the script for the first page of CARRIER. I currently write everything using Final Draft.
