My latest spec, The Great Train Adventure, co-written with my good friend and master DJ Graham Funke, just dropped on the Hollywood Spec Market this June and has had quite an amazing trip. The script is based on a real life story about the most exciting train chase in American history. It’s the story of a charming mercenary who leads a mission to hijack a Union locomotive. But when he finds two kids stowed away on board, they must unite to turn the tide of the Civil War, all while the kids’ heroic father, the conductor of the train, pursues them.
Within 24 hours of its release, several Producers leapt aboard the project to take it into Studios. As itsonthegrid.com reported, the hot spec’s next stop was Studioville, where it quickly began picking up passionate passengers. With my next spec only a couple months away from completion, I’m heading off to the town to meet my fans and pitch some more ideas. It’s been a very exciting and fast-paced run, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
But where has Crack My Story been in the last six months? While splitting my time between writing and my side career as a SAT Test Prep Tutor, I learned that deeply analytical blogs take a lot of time. A colleague said to me “Your blog is great, so detailed and analytical, but how on Earth are you going to keep it up?” Well, I won’t lie. It was hard. But I’ve come to realize while I’ve had so much going on, that I should use Crack My Story more to share my odyssey into Hollywood. I forgot that my own pitfalls, experiences and journey offer even more fodder than my mere insights.
So Crack My Story is back with a new focus. Beyond the occasional analysis of a Hollywood trend or a recent movie, I’m looking forward to sharing the my discoveries as I proceed into the exciting second half of 2011. I see it as lessons from a “Baby Writer’s” next Hollywood Couch Tour. I’ll discuss experiences that I and my other colleagues tackle. Tips and techniques I find to overcome Writer’s Block and story problems. New websites and blogs worth checking out. The latest tools for Screenwriters.
No comments:
Post a Comment