Progressing.
I'm up to page 157 now. I considered it to be an off day. I think I could have done at least twice that much with the same quality.
There were two problems. First, I got up and there was no power. The weather outside has been icy and miserable. This is no good excuse, I mean, I have the manuscript printed. I was starting the second part, from scratch. Nothing written except what was in the script. The power came back on shortly after noon.
The second reason, I woke up with serious sinus problems. One side of my face was puffy. By mid-day, it was apparent that I needed some medication. I ran to the drug store in the rain and got some Benedryl. Since then, I have felt like my brain has been defogged.
The first chapter I wrote is really wild over the top. I hope my collaborator looks at it and says: this is amazing. What he is more likely to say is: "If I knew how weird you were, I would have never let you novelize my script."
I hope of course that he says it's amazing and I never knew how weird you were.
Why is there so much sex and violence in the scene? As Chuck Palahnuik has said when asked about the violence in his books, an author today competes with videos, movies and video games, and he had better bring every advantage he has to the plot.
It isn't just that, though. A book has to explore the characters in a way those other media can't. Yes, you could use quick-cuts to show it, but since that happens too fast, what can't be shown is the inward effects on the characters. In real life, you don't see exactly the same things that the characters do.
The purpose of this work, though, is to sell the movie. By serving readers the meaning put in the book, it is then more possible to accept a movie on the premise. The audience has been primed. The book must be something that makes them curious about the movie.
Time to sleep. Sorry if I've become incoherent. Truth is, I'm far too tired now to be writing anything.
There were two problems. First, I got up and there was no power. The weather outside has been icy and miserable. This is no good excuse, I mean, I have the manuscript printed. I was starting the second part, from scratch. Nothing written except what was in the script. The power came back on shortly after noon.
The second reason, I woke up with serious sinus problems. One side of my face was puffy. By mid-day, it was apparent that I needed some medication. I ran to the drug store in the rain and got some Benedryl. Since then, I have felt like my brain has been defogged.
The first chapter I wrote is really wild over the top. I hope my collaborator looks at it and says: this is amazing. What he is more likely to say is: "If I knew how weird you were, I would have never let you novelize my script."
I hope of course that he says it's amazing and I never knew how weird you were.
Why is there so much sex and violence in the scene? As Chuck Palahnuik has said when asked about the violence in his books, an author today competes with videos, movies and video games, and he had better bring every advantage he has to the plot.
It isn't just that, though. A book has to explore the characters in a way those other media can't. Yes, you could use quick-cuts to show it, but since that happens too fast, what can't be shown is the inward effects on the characters. In real life, you don't see exactly the same things that the characters do.
The purpose of this work, though, is to sell the movie. By serving readers the meaning put in the book, it is then more possible to accept a movie on the premise. The audience has been primed. The book must be something that makes them curious about the movie.
Time to sleep. Sorry if I've become incoherent. Truth is, I'm far too tired now to be writing anything.
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