Encounter Horses

Not a great deal to report yet. I'm courting some excellent job opportunities, and I finished David Jauss's Alone With All that Could Happen; you can see my review here. 

In short, though, it is worth checking out. It helped me plow through another script and the middle of a short story I'm wrapping up about a woman who joins forces with her brother-in-law to exact revenge on her husband's abductor. I read new books, wait on submissions, make more and encounter horses. 

The script is under review. There's already a team of enthused people who are softly committed to its production, which is a blessing. I started it for practice and contests, but it seems there's a chance it will get produced, now. 

Bye Bye Social Media

It was fun while it lasted, but it was distracting. I'm glad I gave it a shot. It seems to me, though, that updating instagram and twitter (on personal accounts) merely waters down the ideas and research that I could otherwise bake into something meatier, like a new book or script ;) 

Yes, I'm writing a new script. That's all I can say for now, though. 

I've also invested my downtime into new research (another thing that was not especially helped by my social media habits), I'm studying more about story structure, as always, and the history of violence (truly fascinating). I would recommend Steven Pinker's book, The Better Angels of our Nature, if you're at all interested in that topic. 

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

By Steven Pinker

Buy on Amazon

that moment when you're on imdb

Remember the early millennial years, when you could count the number of websites you knew about from memory? IMDB was one of mine. You can find Delta Phi there, now!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7050040/?ref_=nv_sr_1

I now know why IMDB pages are so often blank. They can be tricky to customize, as it's a process and a paid membership is needed for much of it. Not the mention that the interface is downright confusing. I love these problems. I have such lovely problems!

Even not having enough money is a nice problem. It means you live in a world with money, and money can be such a civilizing force to a society. I'm currently reading about the history of violence so you'll have to forgive my digression :P

In any case, I'm starting Delta Phi out by sending it to big juicy festivals that might have a place for it in their program. I'm taking it slow, as it's a costly endeavor and I'm at a major transition point these days. I'm looking for a new income and a new place to live. I'm focused on that. I can't promise weekly updates for awhile. I think it's important to share this, though. Filmmaking is so different from writing this way: you're not always being a filmmaker. It's in some sense a state of being, yet it's not a daily endeavor. It's a lifestyle of seasons, and demands your focus both on and off. You can't keep just half a mind on it. It suits me that way, it makes me grow. 

Thank you for following the progress of Delta Phi so far! It should not be long before it premieres!