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So Iím sitting here, trying to get in the mood.
For writing, you freaks.
I hate how I have to fight to be in the mood for it, that I have to strap myself to the chair to actually get started on it. And by get started, I mean write a blog entry, apparently.
Itís going well, I think. The stuff Iíve done lately, the chapters of ìShadow of the Pastî that Iíve been editing are flowing well, and I did a couple more pages of the ìLooking Backwardsî graphic novel Iím been puttering around with. ìShadow of the Past,î Iím thinking, has been kind of like making a sword, to use a really dorky analogy. I spent a bunch of time crafting this sword shaped thing, and right now itís good enough to hang on the wall and talk about and go ìOh yeah, I wrote a book.î Now I just have to sharpen it so it can actually be useful.
ìLooking Backwardsî is fun. Itís fun because while I know the main plot beats I want to do with it, how I want the chapters to flow (and maybe be broken up into 22-page regular comics so it can be done as a miniseries), there are a lot of things about it that are unknown and itís kind of exciting. I have a feeling thereís going to be a lot of fun stuff left on the cutting room floor, as Iíd like to not draw it out just for my own amusement.
Speaking of amusement, Iíve been kicking around another idea that I totally shouldnít be considering, but itís the bright shiny object thatís distracting my brain the past couple of days. Basically, itís a sit-com in comic book form. Sit-com and relationship/coming of age story/WB dramaÖthing. Three guys, each one in one of the various levels of relationships that guys in the mid-late twenties find themselves in: married, single, and dating. They all live together for some vague reason and ìhave adventuresî (because itís important for people to have adventuresÖadventures are fun, and can also be called ìstoriesî). Not ìgo to the moonî or ìsolve mysteriesî adventures but ìSeinfeldî like adventures. In a way, itís loosely based on myself and my two best friends from high school (each one of us falling into one of those three categories). I think it came about at some point when I was thinking about how funny it was that the three of us were in these three different stages and what itíd be like if we were all close enough to still hang out and what that would be like. Of course, weíd have adventures.
Itís nice to know that Iíve gotten to the point where the ideas I come up with are romantic comedies, love stories and sit-coms and not shit like ìOh, wouldnít it be cool if Batman fought a monkeyÖand a robotÖAND A MONKEY ROBOT!!!!î Not to say that I donít still have ideas for and pursue writing ìspeculative fictionî (thatís the term weíre using now to legitimize the horror/sci-fi/fantasy level that gets crapped on by the ìrealî writers) but like I say when people see my CD collection: Itís important to be well-rounded.
So well rounded that if I were religious, Iíd be a holy roller, I remainÖ
PS Oh yeah, my birthday is September 10th, less than a month away Buy me things, because you love me. Also, send me your addresses. All of you. I mean it, no exceptions, dammit. It takes thirty seconds. Don’t be lazy. For the addresses. Presents take longer, but addresses first, then presents. One thing at a time. Do it. Now. Stop reading and open your email.