Susan reminded me of that Jack Kornfield title AFTER THE ECSTASY, THE LAUNDRY today, except for Belle and myself it was the DMV and the Parking Authority (both). After a screenplay reading, I always feel totally wiped out.  It’s the combination of rushing to finish the work close to the last min...

It’s a big spiritual and part of the Civil Rights movement, but I love the idea of The Welcome Table regarding the creation of art. AMAZING screenplay reading tonight. And I am too elated/wiped-out to write more until tomorrow morning. Just a huge shout out to my actors and friends (and actor-friends...

So … I did it. The script is now 128 pages, aka a Movie-Star Ready length. [I had to look this up within my own blog, but apparently my fully transposed novel into screenplay started at 302 pages.  Even remembering that is exhausting.] I felt that I could give my producer a draft that was 150 pa...

On the positive side … I sliced the script down to 139 pages (and only 1 paragraph on 139).  Another 10-ish pages and we’re in the totally movie-star worthy 120s. And I woke up to  a bunch of emails through networking groups of possible actors for the Tuesday night reading. I have som...

My editing whirlwind –– especially with Susan away –– is making everything a blur. But somehow between last night and right now, I’m down to 146 page (a solid 28 pages less than 2 days ago). The mid-point is even more mid (page 57) which means that all the “fat” is...

I don’t know why it should be so, but I have to say that after cutting another 20 pages out of the script in the last day, I feel vaguely and entirely beaten up. Seriously. We’re down from 174 to 154 pages (and really only one paragraph at the top of 154, but who’s counting). I feel that ...

I’m taking a break now that I’ve nailed my midpoint. The scene that’s supposed to be on page 60 is on page 61 (which is more than close enough for me).  IE, the first half of the script is no longer a vast, flailing beast.  Only the second half now needs MAJOR trimming. Today I ...

Here’s one of the many things I like about this photo of my one of my godchildren, Atherton:  it seems as though he’s a celebrity ducking the camera (like an 80s Sean Penn), when in fact I just randomly shot this to show Susan the awesome parking he found when we met to have dinner tonight. [He...

It wasn’t quite that, but there was an intense moment tonight where the wireless just wasn’t happening. The airport was on.  It was connecting to the modem.  Five full bars.  And yet … I couldn’t get online.  And I was TERRIFIED. I began thinking about Worst Case...