Write More, Blog Less
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Yes, this is it ladies and gentlemen.
I've decided to take a bow from blogging. Time is a precious commodity now that I have a baby. Sacrifices have to be made and my time has to be managed better. So, with deep regret, and after much umming and ahhing, I've decided to knock the blogging on the head so that I can dedicate my time to the more cost effective endeavor of writing screenplays and fiction.
Perhaps one day when I make it as a writer and have the luxury of giving up my day job I’ll start blogging again, but at the moment I simply can’t justify the time I spend (some might say waste) in the up keep of this site. I'm going to keep my fiction blog up and running and at some point hope to have some kind of presence on the web in the form of a website.
Thanks to all of you who've made blogging so enjoyable. I'll continue to read and comment on your blogs and wish you all the best of luck in your filmmaking ambitions.
Now, before I close the curtains, here’s how things stand for me going into 2006:
The Baby Boy: Nathan is doing great. I’m loving every minute of being a Dad. So far he hasn’t been too fussy at nights (although he’s had his moments) so I’ve been getting my requisite hours of sleep every night.
My wife Jess has been offered places at two medical schools: one in Toledo and one in Chicago. We’re weighing up our options but we have a bigger support network in Toledo with relatives, parents and what not, so unless I get a really well paid job with benefits in the next few months the chances are we’ll be moving back to Ohio. I love Chicago and will miss this town like crazy. After Jess graduates we plan on moving to LA.
Writing stuff: I’m half way through the first draft of my novel an absurdist comedy/crime story The George Madsen Story and hope to have that finished by the end of February.
My screenplay Autumn Twins (a dark teen/drama) is in the best state it’s been since it was optioned by Samson Films in the summer of 04’. I finished draft 3 in the Fall. The Irish Film Board are poring over it at the moment and debating whether or not to give us more money.
Last year a fellow film school grad and friend Nick Alhmark landed a development job at Leopard Films in the UK. He has a meeting with the UK Film Council on the 12th and has asked me to submit some outlines. I’m currently in the process of writing three for him. The first is an outline for the novel I’m writing (which I plan to adapt into a screenplay) the second is a children’s story which has been percolating in my mind for a few years now. The third is an outline for a Drama that I thought would be my next screenplay after Autumn Twins but never got round to writing.
Back in the Fall I did some polishing on Masahiro Sugano’s feature debut Second Moon which is in post-production as I write. His producers are hoping to sell the film on the festival circuit.
Earlier in the year I also started work on my first play, provisionally titled Adrian. I got about 30 pages in then got distracted. If I stay in Chicago I’ll definitely finish this one. You probably know that options for screenwriters are somewhat limited in this city but the theater scene is one of the most thriving in the country.
And that, as they say is that.
Good night and Good Luck...
I've decided to take a bow from blogging. Time is a precious commodity now that I have a baby. Sacrifices have to be made and my time has to be managed better. So, with deep regret, and after much umming and ahhing, I've decided to knock the blogging on the head so that I can dedicate my time to the more cost effective endeavor of writing screenplays and fiction.
Perhaps one day when I make it as a writer and have the luxury of giving up my day job I’ll start blogging again, but at the moment I simply can’t justify the time I spend (some might say waste) in the up keep of this site. I'm going to keep my fiction blog up and running and at some point hope to have some kind of presence on the web in the form of a website.
Thanks to all of you who've made blogging so enjoyable. I'll continue to read and comment on your blogs and wish you all the best of luck in your filmmaking ambitions.
Now, before I close the curtains, here’s how things stand for me going into 2006:
The Baby Boy: Nathan is doing great. I’m loving every minute of being a Dad. So far he hasn’t been too fussy at nights (although he’s had his moments) so I’ve been getting my requisite hours of sleep every night.
My wife Jess has been offered places at two medical schools: one in Toledo and one in Chicago. We’re weighing up our options but we have a bigger support network in Toledo with relatives, parents and what not, so unless I get a really well paid job with benefits in the next few months the chances are we’ll be moving back to Ohio. I love Chicago and will miss this town like crazy. After Jess graduates we plan on moving to LA.
Writing stuff: I’m half way through the first draft of my novel an absurdist comedy/crime story The George Madsen Story and hope to have that finished by the end of February.
My screenplay Autumn Twins (a dark teen/drama) is in the best state it’s been since it was optioned by Samson Films in the summer of 04’. I finished draft 3 in the Fall. The Irish Film Board are poring over it at the moment and debating whether or not to give us more money.
Last year a fellow film school grad and friend Nick Alhmark landed a development job at Leopard Films in the UK. He has a meeting with the UK Film Council on the 12th and has asked me to submit some outlines. I’m currently in the process of writing three for him. The first is an outline for the novel I’m writing (which I plan to adapt into a screenplay) the second is a children’s story which has been percolating in my mind for a few years now. The third is an outline for a Drama that I thought would be my next screenplay after Autumn Twins but never got round to writing.
Back in the Fall I did some polishing on Masahiro Sugano’s feature debut Second Moon which is in post-production as I write. His producers are hoping to sell the film on the festival circuit.
Earlier in the year I also started work on my first play, provisionally titled Adrian. I got about 30 pages in then got distracted. If I stay in Chicago I’ll definitely finish this one. You probably know that options for screenwriters are somewhat limited in this city but the theater scene is one of the most thriving in the country.
And that, as they say is that.
Good night and Good Luck...
posted by Matthew Reynolds
