Getting it done

Script is coming together, I am thrilled to say.

THRILLED, I TELL YOU!

So far, I have written about 1/4 of the first act... maybe a 1/3? I'm not really sure at the moment as I keep adding and cutting. BUT what I have written is slowly being typed up. Formatting a play is NOT all that fun but it does look pretty good. Right now, there are two scenes written in long-form that I still need to type up. But then, I am all caught up and can keep going.

I like this process. This, I find odd. I usually get to the point where I hate it - it gets too hard, I get stuck - and, because I have nothing riding on it, I quit. But the fact that people know I am doing this, others are involved... the keeps me at it. Notice, I did not say I keep going because of Susan. I know the woman is far too busy to pay attention to this right now. That's why I was given the go-ahead in the first place.

I was just telling a friend a few days ago that I missed college. I LOVED college. I loved the discussions, debates, lectures... I even loved writing papers. I was SUCH a nerd! Only, unlike most nerds, I sucked at taking notes. Whatever. I am writing again. I will say it again, I like this process.

1. Write out notes/outline for scene
2. Write scene
3. Realize that what I wrote is pretty frickin' awful
4. Rearrange, cut, add, scrap, re-try
5. Get stuck
6. Start again
7. Write out scene, long-hand, in about 10 minutes
8. Wonder what the hell took so long
9. Have a third party (read, Kelly) read what I have to double-check it for consistency.
10. Type it up, editing while I go.

I realized yesterday that I sort of forgot to write the opening scene. Oops. That's not a huge problem as it is not a huge scene. Still, I do think that it is pretty funny. I will have to double-back for it.