Archive - Jul 2008

I woke up this morning knowing that during the night, as I had been drifting in and out of sleep, I had been thinking about scenes and plot twists for Estalvin's Legacy. I couldn't remember what they were, but I know they had been great ideas. Cool twists that could pull me out of the minor knots that I had. An extra layer of the onion.

But, like I said, I couldn't remember them. I didn't care that I couldn't remember. Because what I did remember was each time, switching on my bedside light and grabbing my glasses, notebook and pen and scribbling down a paragraph to remind me.

Better yet, in the full light of a slightly over-cast and not-yet-burnt-off day, I can read those notes and still think they are good ideas.

It's this d**n blog again. Let's try prodding it with a stick and see if I can awaken the beast.

Finally got Episode 6 of Estalvin's Legacy finished and out the door at the weekend. That was really annoying as I had half of it done and ready mid-april when I put out Episode 5. Took a break after putting that one out and really struggled to get back into the swing of things when I got back. A few other personal problems hit me at the same time that didn't really inspire me to do much.

But that's behind me now. Moving on.

Writing for what is effectively Season 2 is in progress. Season 2 is essentially episodes 7 through 12 (or 13). 7 through 9 are 95% finalised. What does that mean? I'm pretty much happy with the scripts as they are, but I'm holding back from saying they are finalised as I know I'll need to go back and layer in a couple of things as I finish the scripts for the rest of the season.

The scripts for episodes 10 through 12 or 13 are about 50% done. The bulk of the scripts are written, but there is one plot thread that is being rewritten. I had written that plot thread already but wasn't happy with how it all hug together, so some things are changed to try and improve matters. This is also the main cause for a need to go back and layer in details to the earlier episodes in the season.

So, I should stop writting here and go do some writting over there.

Also, word of warning to anyone who is in anyway busy: Don't ready Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton. It's addictive, I'm struggling to put it down. If I can write 500 words in the next hour, I'll let myself read a bit more of it tonight.