Six and half hours later...

...I am almost 30 pages from where I started earlier. Yay! Also realized something else about myself. I work so much faster if I already have it thought out by writing it out by hand first. At least for dialog. I wish I had realized this six and a half hours ago.

Good news is, I just need to wrap up the resolution and decide where our reunited couple is going to live out their happily ever after. I have ideas that they go back to Hollywood, but I think I will have to make Izzy and David have an even greater falling out than just Izzy not coming to the premiere of their film (and that she won't kiss him). And figure out how she'll still work in that town after doing something so audacious. I know this isn't very detailed, but if anyone has suggestions, do shout out.

Robert has basically just stood up to his nay-saying buddies and Izzy has asked for forgiveness and said she just wants to be with Robert regardless of where they live. A little old lady on the street just recognized Izzy, and Izzy and Robert watch the movie and Robert decides his wife really is talented and he's been trying to hold her back.

Very sappy stuff, people.

One month later...

Once again things that are "urgent" have taken precedence over things that are important. This leaves me still trying to get to the end of my first draft and also with no solid idea for senior project. At least I've learned my lesson. I hope.

Currently in my story, Izzy has started the new film with the Dreamy David Sheffield and is spending far too much time with him. Robert and Emma have appeared together in the New York society pages, and David and Izzy in the Hollywood tabloids. All seems fine and good on this front, until Robert sees the paper with David and Izzy. He will now turn up unexpectedly in Hollywood where the false climax will occur.

Tap tap-typing away.

Hope you all are far, far ahead of me.

Here's to blogs...

So that last post really helped me get over my writer's block, and seven pages later, I am keeping on at a steady rate (or so it seems). I am realizing now, that apart from driving around in a limo with Izzy - Marjorie hasn't had any play out in Hollywood. Does she need to be a part of this? How should I put her back in the story? Or should I keep on ignoring her presence?

Ack. Let's go see if Izzy will get a part in the movie.

;)

Wining and dining...

Alright, so I feel stuck. I don't know what order to have things happen once she gets to Hollywood. The first things that happen. I'm considering writing later scenes and coming back to her arrival. The main thing is -- which makes more sense: for her to sign all the contracts and then be wined and dined or vice versa? Or does it even matter? I guess not. I can always re-arrange them later for the flow of the story. Would she even be wined and dined? She's not exactly a star yet...but I feel like there would be a sense of her "succeeding" before she realizes it's all a bubble to get her to sign the papers....

At this point I'm just rambling. Please stop me with suggestions. Let's get this Hollywood machine moving.

One crank of the camera at a time.

:-P

Ever onward...

Thinking about scenes/sketching them out at the minute. Debating how Izzy should be traveling to California - train, plane or automobile? Definitley not the latter.

I am now seeing that I have to have Robert and Izzy make up at some point or else we won't have their relationship last -- maybe Robert realizes that he has to love her anyway or else lose her completely? Maybe he should say something before she goes? Because once things are good - she'll just say "I told you so" and when things go bad, she won't want to talk to him, because he'll say "I told you so" back (not in so many words, obviously). Think, think, think.

Realizing that I really don't know too much about Hollywood in the 30s...much of what I know already is from watching films. Will be doing quick Google searches as I go, methinks.

Meh.

Hope y'all are getting on better than I.

Past week...

So I turned in my first act - though I think I might have made her decision-making process too abrupt. Ah, well. Next stop - mid-point. I am currently going through my notes to remind myself what exactly that is...and which is the best route to get there.

Onward!

Choices...

So, I've written about 6 pages in Word today -- translation, like 3 or 4 in Screenwriter. Can't wait to get to a computer with Screenwriter and see the notes from Matt. Alas, right now I am trying to work on it whilst I wonder if the first 15 pages need to be completely re-written. Ack!

Realizing that there really are innumerable ways to write a scene and that's it's just who your characters are that dictate which options make sense. I still think I need to be doing more character work.

In the pages I've written so far today, there seems to be a lot of tension between Robert and Izzy -- maybe because they were the argument scenes? Haha. But really, I am finding it difficult to write scenes that have subtextual meaning/importance for the story as a whole. Which is of course, the whole point.

:-P

Working away...

Hope the rest of the class is having tons o' fun.