FrankM

Not sure of the British spelling of Ripley. Just a fan of the movie lol.

Gabe

Quoted from FrankM I am making better progress than I expected, and will probably actually have something to submit. Roughly the first half is written (two vignettes plus wrap-around material) if someone might want to swap reads for one or two stories. Vignette 1 ("Sister versus Sister") is 17.5 pages and Vignette 2 ("A Moment of Reflection") is about 11.5 pages.

I'll look at them, if you'd like.  jbush@cchi.com

Quoted from Dreamscale I'll look at them, if you'd like.  jbush@cchi.com

I appreciate it, sent out to both you and Gabe.

Alright, I think I will have something for it for sure - more than a half way into my gurza story and there's much more story in my head to tell.
I'm not sure about submitting, because it's very very first draft, it's a pre-first draft even, as it's a stream of conscious at the moment. But I have it and will be submitting later or else.
Good luck to everyone)

Khamanna,

I am 100% sure that yours won't be the only one that will be considered first drafty. lol.

At the end, it's meant to help each other complete a feature and hopefully find someone to get it made.

I'll offer to review it for you if you like.

Gabe

Thank you so much Gabe. I'll let you know when I finish and if I finish. But hopefully I will.

And I will surely review yours. I was going to anyway even if I haven't written mine.

How are people doing over on this end? Trying to finish two tales for tonight.

Gabe

Quoted from Mr.Ripley How are people doing over on this end? Trying to finish two tales for tonight.

This reads as if you got many many stories.

As you know from reading parts of mine, I got only two since yet, loooong stories each, and my last, third painting isn't even connected to a 'then following story', although it could be seen as a wraparound, so I'm going to 'slightly' violate the rules to some degree there, I believe.

But what can I say, I just hope to finish, stand at p40 by now. And from my opinion, as long as you all have artwork displayed and stories related to them, I'm fine. There's too much respect in me for people that are able to create a feature screenplay - other than saying, this and that is against the parameter.


What do you think about my working title 'The Zone'? I myself think it needs a bit more.

You already read my one of my short tales, Alexander. Lol. I’m not trying to keep it that short but if it does, it does and I gotta fill in that page count lol.

I’ll need to find out what the overall story is to determine if the Zone is a proper title for your feature. But that’s cosmetics.

Gabe

Quoted from Mr.Ripley You already read my one of my short tales, Alexander. Gabe

I know but otherwise I know nothing about your concept ... send more pages if you like

Quoted from Mr.Ripley I’ll need to find out what the overall story is to determine if the Zone is a proper title for your feature. But that’s cosmetics.

Yeah, but a title to me should stand on its own imo. I completely dislike titles when the writer says, 'wait the title makes perfect sense when you once saw the content'. That's illogic to me. I just think The Zone isn't doing the upfront job. Not sure there

I'm at page 50, but I have to insert a short in there as my shorts are in chronological order.
They are all closely interrelated by the way and the uniting story is long as well. Now I'm working on the final pages to finish the story. So it's little left, just that short and the ending of the uniting story.

Many people fall in mine. I'm not sure if it's a horror though. It's a psychological thriller for sure. And some crazy stuff is happening, but no blood, no graphics, no violence.

I'm very unhappy with the way I started it. Have to think of the beginning - the characters are very bleak there.

The good thing is I clearly see my characters. Not something that often happen to me. I'm not sure if you'll see them, too. I mean I wish...

Quoted from Mr.Ripley How are people doing over on this end? Trying to finish two tales for tonight. Gabe

I've got two vignettes written (being updated with the feedback you and Jeff gave), the other two outlined, and the wraparound planned out.

My vignettes seem episodic/unrelated, but they do have elements in common other than all happening in the same general area. Like Kham's, my stories are also in chronological order.

Quoted from PrussianMosby Yeah, but a title to me should stand on its own imo. I completely dislike titles when the writer says, 'wait the title makes perfect sense when you once saw the content'. That's illogic to me.

My overall title is Glass House, and the reference will be clear from the first scene though not all the nuances are obvious up-front.

Quoted from FrankM My overall title is Glass House, and the reference will be clear from the first scene though not all the nuances are obvious up-front.

Ooh, I love the title.

Yeah, Glass House is a very good title. Makes me want to read it and I think that's what the title should be about