Biographizing characters is often overlooked by the novice screenwriter, and shouldn’t be.
[Fiction] Friday for February 26, 2010. Prompt: The bag was empty except for a smudged slip of paper which said, “Sorry.”
There were a few events in my life that I thought I would share with people reading this blog. This is one of those events that shaped my writing mind into what it is today.
I’d like to take a moment and let everyone know that, while the blog posts might seem erratic right now, they are that way for good reason. Most of my time now is devoted to supporting Horror Screenwriting, which includes photo shoots, interviews, and even commercials.
It snuck up on some of you, no doubt, but National Novel Writing Month (aka Nanowrimo) has begun as of midnight this morning. I hope there are thousands of you out there cranking away on your own novels and reaching that seemingly elusive 10 pages-a-day count.
Yes, there is a story behind the cover art for Horror Screenwriting. Originally I had conceived of something more along the lines of a comic book depiction of Death driving a souped-up hot rod, cigarette in hand hanging out of the driver’s side window. But the final artwork became something even more.
Last Thursday my book Horror Screenwriting: The Nature of Fear officially went to the printers after approval of the spine and back cover by myself and my editor.
I’ve been away working on other writing projects, but it looks like they’re coming to a close here real soon….
