Had a busy few days reorganising the office which now contains three desks. We now have a hidey hole desk in the bedroom at which I can hide away and write, which is what I am supposed to be doing now rather than actually updating blogs....but hey...a boy deserves a break occasionally. Family are all off to the Wimborne Food Festival for varying lengths of time over the next couple of weeks, and I have plenty to be getting on with. One project that I have been involved with for a while has gone a little sour lately, and is making demands upon my time that I feel are unnecessary and unwelcome. Perhaps a decision needs to be taken? I am well on the way to completing two more scripts, and the ongoing process of writing for specific groups, and allowing inspiration to happen during sessions is a really valuable one. Both scripts that I am working on at the moment are destined for festivals next year, and I am trying my hardest to write them for the sake of writing, rather than with a festival in mind. I hope that this is the right approach, but I cannot help but think about what an adjudicator might think about a particular scene or section of dialogue. Perhaps it would be an interesting exercise to actually write specifically with the intention of winning every award going. I did this to a degree last year, by writing a part for an excellent actress, who I felt deserved a part that would win her an award. It did! I have to keep reminding myself that writing for the sake of the play is far more important than cups and awards, but it's always there at the back of my mind. I just keep forcing myself to think of the characters as real people, and try to give their stories the reverence they deserve.
Friday, 19 October 2012
Thursday, 4 October 2012
4th October
Feeling a little rough at the moment with a bug of some sort or other, and generally flat all round. I am finding it hard to become motivated at the moment, and just want to curl up in a duvet. This trait frustrates me in others, but when it happens to me I just become furious at myself. On the plus side, it has not yet affected output, and as we move into the autumn, I am at least feeling in control of all the writing etc I have also set up my website with the ability to sell my writing, so I hope that this will bear some fruit over the next year or so. I wonder if my mood is as a result of shutting myself off from people too much. When I get into my work, I feel the need to lock myself away, choosing only to communicate via Social media, which if I am being entirely honest can never be a healthy option. Obviously, through the day to day sessions I meet people, and from directing plays as well...but it has been a while since I was able to go out and be me. In fact the last time was probably in the summer whilst with old friends. I am going to try to write a little more often, and perhaps go back to every day. It does seem to help me clear my thoughts and get some things into perspective.
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Tuesday 2nd October
It was a dangerous thing to say that I will blog more regularly. Nearly a month has passed since I last blogged, and for all manner of reasons it has been another busy month. We have two new family additions....Hiccup and Toothless, two young domestic rats, who now take up much of our time. They are rather lovely I have to say. We are training them in terms of building trust, and they are responding well. As is usual in cases like this, I end up reading all there is to read about them, and the frightening array of equipment and paraphernalia that accompanies them. With this in mind we set a strict budget with youngest (For they are her responsibility) and we have pretty much stuck to it. I shall watch with interest to see if her levels of attentiveness remain. Home brewing continues and stock levels have returned to "Healthy". I am now attempting to build up a "Cellar" which should be fun. I am still not drinking myself into oblivion yet, so this is good.
Business remains good, and we are working hard to expand. More purchases of the plays have happened, and with the third one about to be published finally, I am hopeful. Writing is going well, and despite the impending deadlines, I feel sure that we can look forward to the next few months. There are some possible big contracts on the horizon, but I dare not dream too much, especially on here.
I got the chance to sing at the big local theatre last week in front of around 500 people. It was a fantastic feeling to be doing it again, and I tend to forget the physical pleasure of singing (Which I am sure is much greater than the physical pleasure of actually listening to it). It was a charity memorial concert, and it was an excellent day all round.
I am trying hard at the moment to get organised, and have managed to update my personal writers website finally, with the ability to buy the scripts direct on it....I shall watch with interest to see if anyone picks up on it.
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