Working away...

So toiling on two different thing at the same time can be both helpful and complicated. It's helpful because when you get stuck with one you can just jump to the other. But it can be less helpful when writing one and you start writing things for your other script and you get two or three pages in and you realize what an ass you are and you have to copy and paste and figure out what the hell you did wrong.

Ugh, sometimes I feel like I might never get where I want to go. But then I remember what the alternative is (working a dead end job, working medical insurance claims, driving a lousy car, barely able to pay all my bills and take care of my kids) and I realize that I can't fail.

So, I won't. Also, I'm going to marry Megan Fox.

And, hey, check it out, I have a 2nd follower: Hi, Lisa!!

So, not so much...

I know, I haven't kept up on this blog like I should have been but I will remedy that in the future, I swear. It's just that I've been focused on writing actual projects. So, with work, two younglings, and two different projects to write, I haven't had a lot of time to focus on the blog, but I will post more often. Promise. Okay? Is it a deal?

Good, now let's go take a shower.

I know, right?

I'm writing. Please to be going away.

Genre vs. Mainstream...

For me at least, there is a distinct desire to avoid being labeled as anything one thing when it comes to writing/acting. Judd Apatow is a great writer/director (although I do think that the majority of the best stuff in his movies comes from Rogen and the others improving) but he has strictly worked in the realm of comedy.

JJ Abrams, on the other hand, works solely in the "genre" arena.

Both of these men have made huge impacts on film recently and on me as a both a fan and a filmmaker and I would love to be in either one of their shoes in their respective genres...but the quest is: is it possible to do not only one, but both?

Could someone be the kind of writer/actor/director that could have one foot firmly in the mainstream, making comedies and heavy indie dramas while at the same time writing and producing and staring in sci fi flicks, horror movies, and the like?

Tarantino is one of those that can seemingly do it. He's made straight up crime flicks, blood soaked samurai revenge flicks, and is now making a war movie. He's yet to set his sights on anything that could be described as mainstream but still, he's one of those that can seemingly do anything they want and pull it off.

The question is: can anyone else?

I think not...

Is it wrong that I'm seriously digging The Veronicas and the new Lily Allen? That's pop for you, man. They know how to getcha.

Projects...

So:

- The Rascal King: Still only page 60. This is taking far too long.
- Horror spec: I really dig the opening and I know just how I want the whole thing to go.
- Black Jesus: Almost there, I really am.

and

- The web series: I've got a good bead on what I want to see. Hopefully, others will want to see it too.

That's all. Get back to work, sinners.

And right now I'm listening to David Bowie as I write. I love Bowie and so should you.

Screenwriter's Market...

Just picked up the 2009 edition. It's invaluable and I highly recommend that you all (and by that I mean the none of you that read this) run right out and pick it up. It's got listings for both agents that are looking for new talent, production companies, and there's a truck load of info for playwrights.

It's a good read and I'm willing to bet that the info contained therein will still good a year from now. It's a sweet investment for only thirty bucks.

So...go buy it.