I
knew I was in trouble when I considered the long months I had been
stalled out on Coppertown. I knew I was in trouble because of
derelict condition of my thoughts about the manuscript. I also
remember the moment, sometime last spring when these thoughts
occurred to me.
knew I was in trouble when I considered the long months I had been
stalled out on Coppertown. I knew I was in trouble because of
derelict condition of my thoughts about the manuscript. I also
remember the moment, sometime last spring when these thoughts
occurred to me.
In
the spring I knew two things: I would have time come the fall and I
would not be able to rejoin the manuscript with any sort of easy.
It’s like running a race, making it half to the finish line and then
sitting down for months, or years and trying to move on after the
hiatus.
the spring I knew two things: I would have time come the fall and I
would not be able to rejoin the manuscript with any sort of easy.
It’s like running a race, making it half to the finish line and then
sitting down for months, or years and trying to move on after the
hiatus.
What
I did know was that the entire story of Coppertown revolved
around the town itself. A dead Colorado mountain town that has seen
it’s heyday some time ago. I knew that the town had been part of the
gold then silver rush then died in or around 1890. I knew the town
had been the site of the 1977 film Blood Sucking Coal Miner
Zombies. So, that’s what I knew of the town I had manufactured
for the story.
I did know was that the entire story of Coppertown revolved
around the town itself. A dead Colorado mountain town that has seen
it’s heyday some time ago. I knew that the town had been part of the
gold then silver rush then died in or around 1890. I knew the town
had been the site of the 1977 film Blood Sucking Coal Miner
Zombies. So, that’s what I knew of the town I had manufactured
for the story.
After
being stalled out for as long as I was, I knew I had to do something
drastic, something to get the story back on my mind. So, I started
with the 1977 film Blood Sucking Coal Miner Zombies.
being stalled out for as long as I was, I knew I had to do something
drastic, something to get the story back on my mind. So, I started
with the 1977 film Blood Sucking Coal Miner Zombies.
Now,
as you may have guessed, there is no 1977 film, I made that up
earlier in the story. There was no film. So, I decided that there
should a screenplay, at least.
as you may have guessed, there is no 1977 film, I made that up
earlier in the story. There was no film. So, I decided that there
should a screenplay, at least.
I
wanted to write the sort of trash-nearly porn-bad plotted screenplay.
Then I started to write this screenplay. I did it freely, without any
sort of confine. I didn’t think about a director or a director of
photography or anyone else and their opinions.
wanted to write the sort of trash-nearly porn-bad plotted screenplay.
Then I started to write this screenplay. I did it freely, without any
sort of confine. I didn’t think about a director or a director of
photography or anyone else and their opinions.
And
then I became the the proud owner of the world’s worst screenplay.
then I became the the proud owner of the world’s worst screenplay.
It
put me back into the town. It put me back into the mood. I often
think that the pursuit of the next great screenplay is where writers
are going. For me, I didn’t want I great screenplay, I just wanted to
hammer out a few words.
put me back into the town. It put me back into the mood. I often
think that the pursuit of the next great screenplay is where writers
are going. For me, I didn’t want I great screenplay, I just wanted to
hammer out a few words.
Should
you write a screenplay, which in theory is mostly dialog, and you
don’t care what people think… you can write a 120 page screenplay
in a day or two.
you write a screenplay, which in theory is mostly dialog, and you
don’t care what people think… you can write a 120 page screenplay
in a day or two.
It
helped.
helped.
Next
time:
time:
Finishing
What Was Started Part 4, the beginning of the end
What Was Started Part 4, the beginning of the end
Finishing
What Was Started Part 5, the end
What Was Started Part 5, the end