All About Bart Vader and Me!

Posted in Contests, Screenwriting How-To's, The Writing Life, Writing a Novel with tags , , , , on July 16, 2010 by Faith Friese Nelson

I heard from Margaret, the filmmaker who is turning my short screenplay “Bart Vader” into a short film.  They have done most of the filming and are waiting for an actor to return home from vacation to film the final scene.  So, soon, my friends…  Anyway, if you are interested in learning more about “Bart Vader” click here.

This week, I started to put “Windfall” into the novel format.    So far, a total of 3,561 words.  I know, not much, but it’s a start.  I am enjoying the return to writing prose.

Still researching my next screenplay.  At this point, I don’t know what I will do first – draft the novel, or draft the screenplay.  Don’t have to make that decision yet…

I only have two weeks to come up with an idea for the July MoviePoet.com contest.  I will enter, I just have to give it some thought.   I will admit that I have been distracted this month since I finished the “Windfall” screenplay.  Between the new research and the decision to write the novel I have been busy.  Still, I have managed to complete about half the reviews for the entries in last month’s  MoviePoet.com contest.   There are 64 entries.  Thank goodness they are all one-page scripts!

I spent a few minutes, today, and updated my “About Me” page.  If you are interested in learning more about me, click here.

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Attending the Susquehanna Writer’s Guild Meeting

Posted in The Writing Life with tags , , , , , , on July 15, 2010 by Faith Friese Nelson

I attended my very first Writer’s Guild Meeting last night.  Light attendance, but a good thing for me since I don’t do well in crowds.

My suspicions were confirmed… there is a huge difference between writing a screenplay and writing a novel.  But, I’m not discouraged.   Afterall, I have the rest of my life to write something that will outlive me.

One thing I picked up at the meeting is the belief that if you’re going to be a serious writer, one needs to attend conferences and workshops.  But these cost $$.  In screenwriting, we are advised to enter contests to get noticed.  And that costs $$.  Since I don’t have any $$, I must continue to hold on to my belief that if I write something fantastic, it will get noticed.

Eventually.

Hopefully, while I’m still alive.

At the meeting, we all presented four pages of our writing for comments/review by the other attendees.  I wasn’t surprised to hear that I need to work on POV (point of view).   It is encouraging to discover what I’ve been doing wrong so I can make it right, can make it better.

I will attend the next Susquehanna Writer’s Guild meeting.  I have a lot to learn by attending and,  I think I can contribute to other writers,  too.  Seems to be a win-win situation.

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Novel Based on a Screenplay

Posted in The Writing Life with tags , , , , , , on July 10, 2010 by Faith Friese Nelson

I mentioned earlier this week that “Windfall” is, for all practical purposes, done.  I will start the marketing soon and I’ll be entering it into at least one contest before the end of July.

My plans were to start writing a novel and then write a screenplay based on that novel.  But, I’m still researching and not ready to start writing the novel, so I’ve decided to write a novel based on “Windfall”.

This change is something I just came up with this morning and the more I think about it, the better I like the idea.  Since I’ve been working on the “Windfall” screenplay for seven months, I’m hoping the novel will flow quickly.

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