Morning Sleep

Misadventures of an unknown screenwriter

Before I began to edit the third revision of my latest screenplay, I planned to work-out and relax. I did relax, but I didn't work-out. There has to be an explaination as to why I always end up planning to work all day on my screenplay, but end up working on it after the sun goes down.

I watched the movie, The Misadventures of Margaret. The movie and characters were interesting. I was somehow inspired by Margaret, the female author who lived to find her muse.I then came across Festival Express, a 1970's train tour through Canada in which the Grateful Dead and Joplin toured. Both the movie and the documentary were inspiring as they showed what a powerful medium a camera could be.

I admire the freedom of successful artists; the freedom to make money just by being themselves.

After a few glasses of cheap red wine and dinner with a friend, I have edited over thirty pages.There has to be an explaination as to why I always end up editing my screenplay at night, rather than doing it during the day time after coffee.

Night Owl

{ 06:57, 2006-Aug-31 } { Posted by mkoh78 }

I seem to do the same thing, wake up at 8am, exercise, meditate, have my coffee and try to work on my screenplay, but it's only at night that the pieces start to fit and the dialogue flows. It's like the 'voices' and imagery take on a new life in the wee hours of the morning. Perhaps we become less self-conscious at night.

I have 3 half written scripts, 1 published kiddies play and another completed comedy which I now think is utter crap. I often feel unconfident about screenwriting because there are so many people out there with formal education and very good technical knowledge, I am a journalist,who mostly writes 'how to' pieces for women's magazines. screenwriting seems like the most challenging medium for a writer because the chances for rejection is so much higher and because the process is so complex.

Oh I watched the Misadventures of Margaret too, Parker Posie right. Haven't watched the other one you mentioned. Am interested to know more about how you work? I am very new that this too and often find it all a bit chaotic.

Response to More on how I Work...

{ 04:51, 2006-Aug-31 } { Posted by julio }

In response to your question, during my process of screenwriting, I usually start off with a good character and take them through the most interesting, yet, unlikely scenes. At the same time, I bring in new characters that will create a middle, climax, and a thought provoking, marketable film.

A few months later, and I have a script that needs editing, yelling, loving, and then the prostituting for my own bank account.