Trying to get off the COVID merry-go-round we're on (after this morning's testing, I'm clear, hubby isn't). So even though we're sequestered where we were, the tasks have been flipped. I'm masking and waiting on him, which is only right, since he did it for me for 5 days. It is my hope that we'll manage to beat this thing by the end of the weekend (fingers crossed).
In the meantime, I'm doing a lot of thinking about the script that deals with the Vault Goddess. Consistent feedback leaves me in a quandry. I have a good story, terrific characters, lots of subtext but NOT ENOUGH HIGH POINTS OF DRAMA/CONFLICT/STAKES before the point of change/point of no return/climax. And that's where I need to delve deeper and write. I know I must separate myself from the material in order to do so.
I think I must try some exercises using the characters and writing outside of the script, to try and amp up the stakes among these characters. Also, I've gotten consistent feedback about too many characters, so I think I'll need to combine a few minor ones into one, and cut a few out as well.
I truly believe if I can master this concept of strolling into each scene and jumping out into the next, and learning to build small moments into big drama, I'll learn how to be a really good screenwriter.
The goal is to do this by the end of September. Can I manage to make that a reality? Let's see.
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