What I was doing was… Spent an hour exploring character and world for my screenplay (despite getting to it late in the day and feeling like I CAN’T BE ARSED). Found out some family and childhood related stuff about my main character. Broke it into two half hour chunks and used a phone timer to make it more manageable (aren’t you proud Writers’ HQ?????) Feeling a bit tired but glad
What I was doing was… Scribbling for 20 minutes before going to work, exploring a little where my one of my screenplay story’s antagonists is coming from. Wrote a couple of pages and had a few little insights. The discovery questions in the book I’m reading by L.A. Writers’ Lab I’m finding really helpful in peering into places I otherwise would not have thought to look -a lot about values
What I was doing was… Writing a bit before work on how my screenplay main character essentially changes by the end of the story. Came up with some ideas how this would manifest in herself and in her relationships. The central theme work I did last week was a helpful jumping off point for this -because it should be related! Not feeling super buzzed about it, it’s feeling so-so and
What I was doing was… Further developing my understanding of my screenplay character and her world, that’s what I was doing at my kitchen table this morning. Ended up with a bunch of pages assembling my own memories and influences with made up shit, growing a sandbox in which it a few different tales could be told. I am encouraging myself to hold it all lightly, to not censor myself
What I was doing was… Further developing my screenplay story’s concept and my understanding of the protagonist’s and antagonist’s wants, that’s what today was about. And oh look, I came up with a logline/elevator pitch for the story and a whole bunch of protagonist background stuff, though less about the antagonist (actually think there’s more than one in this story). Managed to get loads done being surrounded by the gaggle